Where does “Vogelnest” come from?

Vogelnest (German) comes from German vogel, from Middle High German vogel, 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- — to fly, flow, run.

Vogelnest (German): bird's nest

Definitions

  1. bird's nest

Ancestry of “Vogelnest”, step by step

Vogelnest traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German vogel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanvogela bird
2Middle High Germanvogelbird
3Old High Germanfogalbird
4Proto-West Germanicfuglbird
5Proto-Germanicfuglazbird
6Proto-Germanicfluglaz
7Proto-Germanicfleuganąto fly
8Proto-Indo-Europeanplewk-to fly, flow, run; to splash, to flap with hands
9Proto-Indo-Europeanplew-to fly, flow, run

via German nest

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germannestnest
2Middle High Germannestnest
3Old High Germannest
4Proto-West Germanicnestnest
5Proto-Germanicnestąnest; provisions; food and supplies
6Proto-Indo-Europeannisdósnest
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁nidown
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁énin
Every word from Proto-Indo-European plew-Every word from Proto-Indo-European plewk-Every word from Proto-Germanic fleuganą
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