Where does “Vogel” come from?

Vogel (German) comes from Old High German fogal, from Proto-West Germanic fugl, from Proto-Germanic fuglaz, from Proto-Germanic fluglaz, from Proto-Germanic fleuganą, from Proto-Indo-European plewk-, from Proto-Indo-European plew- — to fly, flow, run.

Vogel (German): a bird; an idiot, a clown; a kite

Definitions

  1. a bird; an idiot, a clown; a kite

Ancestry of “Vogel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanfogalbird
2Proto-West Germanicfuglbird
3Proto-Germanicfuglazbird
4Proto-Germanicfluglaz—
5Proto-Germanicfleuganąto fly
6Proto-Indo-Europeanplewk-to fly, flow, run; to splash, to flap with hands
7Proto-Indo-Europeanplew-to fly, flow, run

Words derived from “Vogel”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European plew- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European plewk- →Every word from Proto-Germanic fleuganą →