Where does “flygeli” come from?

flygeli (Greenlandic) comes from Danish flygel, 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.

flygeli (Greenlandic): grand piano

Definitions

  1. grand piano

Ancestry of “flygeli”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishflygela grand piano
2GermanFlügelwing; grand piano
3Middle High Germanvlügel—
4Old Dutchflugil—
5Proto-Germanicflugilazwing
6Proto-Germanicfleuganąto fly
7Proto-Indo-Europeanplewk-to fly, flow, run; to splash, to flap with hands
8Proto-Indo-Europeanplew-to fly, flow, run
Every word from Proto-Indo-European plew- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European plewk- →Every word from Proto-Germanic fleuganą →