Where does “fogl” come from?
fogl (Old Norse) comes 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.
fogl (Old Norse): bird
Ancestry of “fogl”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Germanic | fuglaz | bird |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | fluglaz | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | fleuganą | to fly |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | plewk- | to fly, flow, run; to splash, to flap with hands |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | plew- | to fly, flow, run |
Words derived from “fogl”