Where does “æðarfugl” come from?

æðarfugl (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic fugl, from Old Norse fogl, 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.

æðarfugl (Icelandic): eider

Definitions

  1. eider

Ancestry of “æðarfugl”, step by step

æðarfugl traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic fugl

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicfuglbird
2Old Norsefoglbird
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

via Icelandic æður

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicæðureider; vein; wadable
2Old Norseæðrvein; eider
3Proto-Germanicēþrōvein
4Proto-Indo-Europeanēt-er-stomach, intestines
Every word from Proto-Indo-European plew- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European plewk- →Every word from Proto-Germanic fleuganą →
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