Where does “fuglsnef” come from?

fuglsnef (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.

fuglsnef (Icelandic): beak

Definitions

  1. beak

Ancestry of “fuglsnef”, step by step

fuglsnef 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 nef

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicnefnose; beak
2Old Norsenefnose; beak
3Proto-Germanicnabjąbeak; nose
Every word from Proto-Indo-European plew- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European plewk- →Every word from Proto-Germanic fleuganą →