Vogel.
a bird
Meaning & usage
a bird
an idiot, a clown (dimwitted or ridiculous person)
Was für ’n Vogel bist du denn?
Junge, du bist so ein Vogel!
a kite (an aeroplane or any aircraft)
Lasst uns den Vogel in die Luft bringen.
Where this word comes from
From Middle High German vogel, vagel, from Old High German fogal, fugal, from Proto-West Germanic *fugl, from Proto-Germanic *fuglaz; possibly related to *fleuganą (“to fly”) through dissimilation from earlier *fluglaz. Cognates include Low German Vagel, Dutch vogel, English fowl, Danish fugl, Swedish fågel, Gothic 𐍆𐌿𐌲𐌻𐍃 (fugls).
a common surname transferred from the nickname originating as a nickname, or as an occupational name for a catcher of birds
Where this word comes from
From Middle High German vogel, vagel, from Old High German fogal, fugal, from Proto-West Germanic *fugl, from Proto-Germanic *fuglaz; possibly related to *fleuganą (“to fly”) through dissimilation from earlier *fluglaz. Cognates include Low German Vagel, Dutch vogel, English fowl, Danish fugl, Swedish fågel, Gothic 𐍆𐌿𐌲𐌻𐍃 (fugls).
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