Etymograph

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Fluegel

Fluegel comes from German Flügel ‘wing’, from Proto-Germanic *fleuganą ‘to fly’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *plew- ‘flow’.

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*plew-‘flow’reconstructed
  2. Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*plewk-‘to fly, flow, run’reconstructedenlargement of *plew-
  3. Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*fleuganą‘to fly’reconstructed
  4. Proto-Germanic, derivedc. 500 BCE–200 CE*flugilaz‘wing’reconstructed
  5. Old High Germanc. 750–1050*flugilreconstructed
  6. Middle High Germanc. 1050–1350vlügel
  7. Germanc. 1650–presentFlügel‘wing’
  8. EnglishtodayFluegel

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*plew-‘flow’reconstructed
  2. Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*plewk-‘to fly, flow, run’reconstructedenlargement of *plew-
  3. Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*fleuganą‘to fly’reconstructed
  4. Proto-Germanic, derivedc. 500 BCE–200 CE*flugilaz‘wing’reconstructed
  5. Old High Germanc. 750–1050*flugilreconstructed
  6. Middle High Germanc. 1050–1350vlügel
  7. Germanc. 1650–presentFlügel‘wing’
  8. EnglishtodayFluegel

Linked words

through Proto-Indo-European *plew- ‘flow’

flow, pneumonia, plough, plutonium, plover, plutocracy, 25 more

through Proto-Indo-European *plewk- ‘to fly, flow, run’

fowler, flee, flock, floss, fogle, 10 more

through Proto-Germanic *fleuganą ‘to fly’

flight, fly, flew, flown, fowl, flay, 4 more

Today it means

name A surname from German.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *plew- / Fluegel

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