Where does “fleugel” come from?

fleugel (West Frisian) comes from Dutch vleugel, from Middle Dutch vloghel, from Old Dutch flugil, from Proto-Germanic flugilaz, from Proto-Germanic fleuganą, from Proto-Indo-European plewk-, from Proto-Indo-European plew- — to fly, flow, run.

fleugel (West Frisian): grand piano

Definitions

  1. grand piano

Ancestry of “fleugel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchvleugelwing; grand piano; building wing
2Middle Dutchvloghel—
3Old Dutchflugil—
4Proto-Germanicflugilazwing
5Proto-Germanicfleuganąto fly
6Proto-Indo-Europeanplewk-to fly, flow, run; to splash, to flap with hands
7Proto-Indo-Europeanplew-to fly, flow, run
Every word from Proto-Indo-European plew- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European plewk- →Every word from Proto-Germanic fleuganą →