Where does “lockfågel” come from?
lockfågel (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.
lockfågel (Swedish): a bird decoy (real or (usually) fake bird used to lure game, for example a duck decoy)
Definitions
- a bird decoy (real or (usually) fake bird used to lure game, for example a duck decoy)
Ancestry of “lockfågel”, step by step
lockfågel 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 locka
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | locka | to entice, to lure; to curl |