Where does “orrfugl” come from?

orrfugl (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.

orrfugl (Norwegian Nynorsk): black grouse; "Lyrurus tetrix"

Definitions

  1. black grouse; "Lyrurus tetrix"

Ancestry of “orrfugl”, step by step

orrfugl 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 Swedish orre

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishorreblack grouse
2Turkishorospuwhore, bitch, slut
3Persianروسپیprostitute, harlot, whore, courtesan
4Middle Persianlwspyk'whore
Every word from Proto-Indo-European plew- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European plewk- →Every word from Proto-Germanic fleuganą →