Flügel.
wing (of a bird, airplane, etc.)
Meaning & usage
wing (of a bird, airplane, etc.)
Der Vogel spreizte die Flügel.
leaf (of a door or window)
Zweiflügelige Türelemente bestehen aus einem Gehflügel und einem Standflügel.
casement or sash (of a window)
blade or vane (of a propeller, impeller or turbine)
Gab es einen besonders festlichen Anlass, wurden die Mühlenflügel in die Freudenschere gestellt.
wing (lateral part, especially of a building)
grand piano
ellipsis of Schwimmflügel (“water wing, armband, swimmy”)
Where this word comes from
From Middle High German vlügel, from Old High German *flugil, from Proto-Germanic *flugilaz. Cognate with Yiddish פֿליגל (fligl), Dutch vleugel, Middle Low German vlȫgel. The use for the grand piano (18th c.) is due to the similarity in form to a bird’s wing.
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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.