Where does “vadefugl” come from?

vadefugl (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.

vadefugl (Norwegian Nynorsk): a wading bird

Definitions

  1. a wading bird

Ancestry of “vadefugl”, step by step

vadefugl 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 vade

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskvadeto wade; swim at the surface
2Old Norsevaðato wade through water, snow, smoke, fire; to rush
3Proto-Germanicwadanąto wade, to walk
4Proto-Indo-Europeanweh₂dʰ-to go, to proceed; to pass, to traverse
Every word from Proto-Indo-European plew- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European plewk- →Every word from Proto-Germanic fleuganą →