Where does “Vuegel” come from?

Vuegel (Low German) comes from Old Saxon fugal, from Proto-West Germanic fugl, 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.

Vuegel (Low German): bird

Definitions

  1. bird

Ancestry of “Vuegel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Saxonfugalbird
2Proto-West Germanicfuglbird
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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European plew- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European plewk- →Every word from Proto-Germanic fleuganą →
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