Where does “fogallim” come from?

fogallim (Old High German) comes from Old High German fogal, 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.

fogallim (Old High German): birdlime

Definitions

  1. birdlime

Ancestry of “fogallim”, step by step

fogallim traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old High German fogal

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanfogalbird
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 High German līm

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanlīm—
2Proto-West Germanic*līm—
3Proto-Germaniclīmazglue, lime
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂leyH-to smear
5Proto-Indo-Europeanleyh₂-to die, disapear; to avoid, elude, decline,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European plew- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European plewk- →Every word from Proto-Germanic fleuganą →