Where does “fuglereir” come from?

fuglereir (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.

fuglereir (Norwegian Nynorsk): a bird's nest

Definitions

  1. a bird's nest

Ancestry of “fuglereir”, step by step

fuglereir 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 reir

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskreira nest
2Old Norsehreiðrnest
3Proto-Indo-European(s)kreyt-to wind; twist; bend
4Proto-Indo-European(s)ḱer-dung, manure, filth; manure, dung, filth
Every word from Proto-Indo-European plew- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European plewk- →Every word from Proto-Germanic fleuganą →