Where does “sjongfûgel” come from?

sjongfûgel (West Frisian) comes from West Frisian fûgel, from Old Frisian fugel, from Proto-West Germanic fugl, 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.

sjongfûgel (West Frisian): songbird

Definitions

  1. songbird

Ancestry of “sjongfûgel”, step by step

sjongfûgel traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via West Frisian fûgel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1West Frisianfûgelbird
2Old Frisianfugelbird
3Proto-West Germanicfuglbird
4Proto-Germanicfuglazbird
5Proto-Germanicfluglaz—
6Proto-Germanicfleuganąto fly
7Proto-Indo-Europeanplewk-to fly, flow, run; to splash, to flap with hands
8Proto-Indo-Europeanplew-to fly, flow, run

via West Frisian sjonge

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1West Frisiansjongeto sing
2Old Frisiansiunga—
3Proto-Germanicsingwanąto sing
4Proto-Indo-Europeansengʷʰ-to recite; to sing
Every word from Proto-Indo-European plew- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European plewk- →Every word from Proto-Germanic fleuganą →