Where does “carlfugol” come from?

carlfugol (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.

carlfugol (Old English): male bird; cock

Definitions

  1. male bird; cock

Ancestry of “carlfugol”, step by step

carlfugol 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 carl

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishcarla freeman, a man of middle rank or social class;...
2Old NorseKarlman
3Proto-Norseᚲᚨᚱᛁᛚᚨᛉ—
4Proto-Germanickarilazfree man, franklin; little man, young man
5Proto-Germanickaraz—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵerh₂-to grow old, to mature
Every word from Proto-Indo-European plew- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European plewk- →Every word from Proto-Germanic fleuganą →