Where does “karlfugl” come from?

karlfugl (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.

karlfugl (Icelandic): cock

Definitions

  1. cock

Ancestry of “karlfugl”, step by step

karlfugl 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 Karl

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1IcelandicKarlman
2Old NorseKarlman
3Proto-Norseᚲᚨᚱᛁᛚᚨᛉ—
4Proto-Germanickarilazfree man, franklin; little man, young man
5Proto-Germanickaraz—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵerh₂-to grow old, to mature
Every word from Proto-Indo-European plew- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European plewk- →Every word from Proto-Germanic fleuganą →