Where does “fågelbord” come from?
fågelbord (Swedish) comes from Swedish fågel, from Old Swedish fughl, 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- — to fly, flow, run.
fågelbord (Swedish): a bird table (platform, small house, or the like for feeding birds)
Definitions
- a bird table (platform, small house, or the like for feeding birds)
Ancestry of “fågelbord”, step by step
fågelbord traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish fågel
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | fågel | a bird |
| 2 | Old Swedish | fughl | bird |
| 3 | Old Norse | fugl | Alternative form of fogl |
| 4 | Old Norse | fogl | bird |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | fuglaz | bird |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | fluglaz | — |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | fleuganą | to fly |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | plewk- | to fly, flow, run; to splash, to flap with hands |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | plew- | to fly, flow, run |
via Swedish börd
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | börd | a birth (the event), childbirth, delivery |
| 2 | Old Swedish | byrþ | bearing; burden; birth |
| 3 | Old Norse | burðr | carriage, bearing |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | burþiz | bearing, carrying; pregnancy; birth |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | beraną | to carry, to bear |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰéreti | to be carrying |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰēr- | shiny, light brown |