Where does “fågelholk” come from?

fågelholk (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.

fågelholk (Swedish): a nest box, a birdhouse

Definitions

  1. a nest box, a birdhouse

Ancestry of “fågelholk”, step by step

fågelholk traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish fågel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishfågela bird
2Old Swedishfughlbird
3Old NorsefuglAlternative form of fogl
4Old Norsefoglbird
5Proto-Germanicfuglazbird
6Proto-Germanicfluglaz
7Proto-Germanicfleuganąto fly
8Proto-Indo-Europeanplewk-to fly, flow, run; to splash, to flap with hands
9Proto-Indo-Europeanplew-to fly, flow, run

via Swedish holk

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishholka nest box, a birdhouse; a hollow part of a tree...
2Old Swedishholker
3Old Norseholkr
4Proto-Germanichulkazcavity, hollow, recess; a hollow
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱel-to cover; to incline
Every word from Proto-Indo-European plew-Every word from Proto-Indo-European plewk-Every word from Proto-Germanic fleuganą