Where does “Vogelschutzgebiet” come from?

Vogelschutzgebiet (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.

Vogelschutzgebiet (German): bird sanctuary, bird reserve

Definitions

  1. bird sanctuary, bird reserve

Ancestry of “Vogelschutzgebiet”, step by step

Vogelschutzgebiet 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 Schutzgebiet

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanSchutzgebietprotectorate, dependency; sanctuary, reserve
2GermanSchützcontactor
3Germanschützento defend; to protect; to shelter; to guard; to...
4Middle High Germanschützento dam; to grant protection; to protect; to...
5Proto-Germanicskutjanąto bar, bolt
6Proto-Germanicskuttą
7Proto-Indo-European(s)kewd-to advance, push; to drive, propel
Every word from Proto-Indo-European plew-Every word from Proto-Indo-European plewk-Every word from Proto-Germanic fleuganą