Where does “fuglebrett” come from?

fuglebrett (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk 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.

fuglebrett (Norwegian Nynorsk): bird table, bird feeder

Definitions

  1. bird table, bird feeder

Ancestry of “fuglebrett”, step by step

fuglebrett traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Nynorsk fugl

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskfugla bird
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 Norwegian Nynorsk brett

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskbretta board; a tray
2Middle Low Germanbret
3Proto-Germanicbredąboard, plank, shelf
4Proto-Germanicbʰredʰóm
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰer-dʰ-
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰer-to bear, carry
Every word from Proto-Indo-European plew-Every word from Proto-Indo-European plewk-Every word from Proto-Germanic fleuganą