Where does “fuglafræðingur” come from?

fuglafræðingur (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic fuglafræði, 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.

fuglafræðingur (Icelandic): ornithologist

Definitions

  1. ornithologist

Ancestry of “fuglafræðingur”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicfuglafræðiornithology
2Icelandicfuglbird
3Old Norsefoglbird
4Proto-Germanicfuglazbird
5Proto-Germanicfluglaz—
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 →