флигель (Russian)
Where does "флигель" come from?
The Russian noun 'флигель' was borrowed from German 'Flügel'[1]. The German word traces back through Middle High German 'vlügel' and Old High German '*flugil' to Proto-Germanic '*flugilaz'[2], which was formed from the verb '*fleuganą' meaning 'to fly' combined with an instrumental suffix[3]. Ultimately, this Germanic root descends from the Proto-Indo-European base '*plewk-' or '*plew-', meaning 'to fly, flow, run'[4][5].
Open questions
- The Old High German form '*flugil' and Proto-Germanic form '*flugilaz' are reconstructed linguistic forms. [2] [3]
- The Proto-Germanic form '*fleuganą' is connected to the Proto-Indo-European root '*plew-' through an extended form '*plewk-'. [4] [5]
Full etymology tree
- флигель (fligelʹ) (Russian), 'wing (extension of a building); by extension, a secondary (possibly detached) dwelling located on an estate'
- borrowed Flügel (German), 'wing (of a bird, airplane, etc.)'
- inherited vlügel (Middle High German)
- inherited *flugil (Old High German)
- inherited *flugilaz (Proto-Germanic), 'wing'
- suffix *fleuganą (Proto-Germanic), 'to fly'
- derived *plewk- (Proto-Indo-European), 'to fly, flow, run'
- derived *plew- (Proto-Indo-European), 'to fly, flow, run'
- derived *plewk- (Proto-Indo-European), 'to fly, flow, run'
- suffix *-ilaz (Proto-Germanic), '-er: suffix forming agent nouns and instrument nouns such as tools'
- suffix *fleuganą (Proto-Germanic), 'to fly'
- inherited *flugilaz (Proto-Germanic), 'wing'
- inherited *flugil (Old High German)
- inherited vlügel (Middle High German)
- borrowed Flügel (German), 'wing (of a bird, airplane, etc.)'
Ancestors
- Flügel (German)
Sources
- флигель (fligelʹ) (Russian) - Wiktionary
- Flügel (German) - Wiktionary
- flugilaz (Proto-Germanic) - Wiktionary
- fleuganą (Proto-Germanic) - Wiktionary
- plewk- (Proto-Indo-European) - Wiktionary
Updated October 2026
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