Where does “vogelsanc” come from?

vogelsanc (Middle High German) comes from Middle High German vogel, from Old High German fogal, 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.

vogelsanc (Middle High German): a birdsong

Definitions

  1. a birdsong

Ancestry of “vogelsanc”, step by step

vogelsanc traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle High German vogel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanvogelbird
2Old High Germanfogalbird
3Proto-West Germanicfuglbird
4Proto-Germanicfuglazbird
5Proto-Germanicfluglaz—
6Proto-Germanicfleuganąto fly
7Proto-Indo-Europeanplewk-to fly, flow, run; to splash, to flap with hands
8Proto-Indo-Europeanplew-to fly, flow, run

via Middle High German sanc

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germansancsong
2Old High Germansang—
3Proto-Germanicsangwazsinging, song
4Proto-Indo-Europeansongʷʰos—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European plew- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European plewk- →Every word from Proto-Germanic fleuganą →