Where does “geirfugl” come from?

geirfugl (Old Norse) comes from Old Norse fugl, 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.

geirfugl (Old Norse): great auk; gyrfalcon

Definitions

  1. great auk; gyrfalcon

Ancestry of “geirfugl”, step by step

geirfugl traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Norse fugl

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old NorsefuglAlternative form of fogl
2Old Norsefoglbird
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 Norse geirr

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsegeirrspear
2Proto-Germanicgaizazspear, pike, javelin
3Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰoysósthrowing spear
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰey-winter

Words derived from “geirfugl”

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