Where does “sjávarfugl” come from?

sjávarfugl (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.

sjávarfugl (Icelandic): seabird

Definitions

  1. seabird

Ancestry of “sjávarfugl”, step by step

sjávarfugl 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 Old Norse sjár

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsesjár—
2Proto-Germanicsaiwizsea, ocean
3Proto-Germanicsīhwanąto filter
4Proto-Indo-Europeanseykʷ-to moisten; to filter
5Proto-Indo-Europeansey-to be wet; dribble; run; to stretch one's arm;...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European plew- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European plewk- →Every word from Proto-Germanic fleuganą →