Where does “fugl” come from?

fugl (Old Norse) comes 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.

fugl (Old Norse): Alternative form of fogl

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of fogl

Ancestry of “fugl”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsefoglbird
2Proto-Germanicfuglazbird
3Proto-Germanicfluglaz—
4Proto-Germanicfleuganąto fly
5Proto-Indo-Europeanplewk-to fly, flow, run; to splash, to flap with hands
6Proto-Indo-Europeanplew-to fly, flow, run

Words derived from “fugl”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European plew- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European plewk- →Every word from Proto-Germanic fleuganą →