Where does “fugletrekk” come from?

fugletrekk (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.

fugletrekk (Norwegian Nynorsk): bird migration

Definitions

  1. bird migration

Ancestry of “fugletrekk”, step by step

fugletrekk traces back through 3 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 e

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian NynorskeApocopic form of er, present of vera
2Old Norseér"nom. pl." to ‘þú’, ye
3Old Norseesthat; is; as
4Proto-Germanicīzhe, she, it, they; 3rd person personal pronoun
5Proto-Indo-Europeanísthis, he (used as the 3rd person pronoun)

via Norwegian Nynorsk trekk

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorsktrekkmigration; a feature
2Norwegian Nynorsktrekkeverb
Every word from Proto-Indo-European plew- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European plewk- →Every word from Proto-Germanic fleuganą →