Where does “rovfugl” come from?
rovfugl (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.
rovfugl (Norwegian Nynorsk): a bird of prey or raptor
Ancestry of “rovfugl”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Norwegian Nynorsk | fugl | a bird |
| 2 | Old Norse | fogl | bird |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | fuglaz | bird |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | fluglaz | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | fleuganą | to fly |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | plewk- | to fly, flow, run; to splash, to flap with hands |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | plew- | to fly, flow, run |