Where does “brimfugol” come from?

brimfugol (Old English) comes from Old English fuġol, from Proto-West Germanic fugl, 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.

brimfugol (Old English): sea-bird, seagull

Definitions

  1. sea-bird, seagull

Ancestry of “brimfugol”, step by step

brimfugol traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old English fuġol

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishfuġolbird
2Proto-West Germanicfuglbird
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 Old English brim

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishbrimthe edge of the sea or a body of water; surf; the...
2Proto-Germanicbrimąsurf, the sea
3Proto-Germanicbremanąto roar
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰrem-to make noise
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰer-to bear, carry
Every word from Proto-Indo-European plew- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European plewk- →Every word from Proto-Germanic fleuganą →