Where does “flügellahm” come from?

flügellahm (German) comes from German Flügel, from Middle High German vlügel, from Old Dutch flugil, from Proto-Germanic flugilaz, from Proto-Germanic fleuganą, from Proto-Indo-European plewk-, from Proto-Indo-European plew- — to fly, flow, run.

flügellahm (German): broken-winged; lame

Definitions

  1. broken-winged; lame

Ancestry of “flügellahm”, step by step

flügellahm traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Flügel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanFlügelwing; grand piano
2Middle High Germanvlügel—
3Old Dutchflugil—
4Proto-Germanicflugilazwing
5Proto-Germanicfleuganąto fly
6Proto-Indo-Europeanplewk-to fly, flow, run; to splash, to flap with hands
7Proto-Indo-Europeanplew-to fly, flow, run

via German lahm

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanlahmlame
2Middle High Germanlam—
3Old High Germanlamlame
4Proto-West Germanic*lam—
5Proto-Germaniclamazlame; withered, defective
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃lemH-broken; weak, broken, soft
Every word from Proto-Indo-European plew- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European plewk- →Every word from Proto-Germanic fleuganą →