Vogel
/ˈfoːɡl̩/noun
A German word meaning “bird.”
Did you know?English has a hidden cousin here: the same ancient root behind German Vogel also helped shape words like “fowl,” showing how bird-words branched and shifted across Germanic languages.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Germanic
PGmc
*fuglą
“bird, fowl”
Old High German
OHG
fogal
“bird, fowl”
Middle High German
MHG
vogel
“bird”
Modern German
German
Vogel
“bird”