Where does “vlerc” come from?

vlerc (Middle Dutch) comes from Proto-West Germanic feþerak, from Proto-West Germanic feþru, from Proto-Germanic feþrō, from Proto-Indo-European péth₂r̥, from Proto-Indo-European peth₂- — to spread out; to fly.

Ancestry of “vlerc”, step by step

vlerc traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-West Germanic feþerak

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanicfeþerakwing
2Proto-West Germanicfeþrufeather
3Proto-Germanicfeþrōfeather
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpéth₂r̥wing; feather
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpeth₂-to spread out; to fly

via Proto-West Germanic feþerik

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanicfeþerik—

Words derived from “vlerc”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European peth₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European péth₂r̥ →Every word from Proto-Germanic feþrō →