Where does “staðfugl” come from?

staðfugl (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.

staðfugl (Icelandic): resident bird

Definitions

  1. resident bird

Ancestry of “staðfugl”, step by step

staðfugl 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 staður

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicstaðura location, a place, a spot
2Old Norsestaðra place, spot, abode; a city, town, palace; a...
3Proto-Germanicstadizplace, location
4Proto-Indo-Europeanstéh₂tisstanding, position
5Proto-Indo-European*steh₂-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European plew- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European plewk- →Every word from Proto-Germanic fleuganą →