fogal

Old Dutch

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *fuglaz.

Noun

fogal m

1. bird

   Hebban olla vogala nestas hagunnan

   All birds have started to build their nests

Inflection

Declension of fogal

	Singular	Plural
nominative	fogal	fogala
accusative	fogal	fogala
genitive	fogales	fogalo
dative	fogale	fogalon

Alternative forms

• vogal

Descendants

• Middle Dutch: vōgel
  • Dutch: vogel
    • Afrikaans: voël
      • → English: voël
    • Jersey Dutch: fœüxel
    • Negerhollands: vogel
    • Skepi Creole Dutch: fogul
    • →? Sranan Tongo: fowru, vol, vool
      • → Saramaccan: fóu
  • Limburgish: vogel, voeagel
  • West Flemish: veugel
  • Zealandic: veugel

Further reading

• “fogal”, in Oudnederlands Woordenboek, 2012

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Old High German

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *fuglaz, whence also Old English fuġol, Old Norse fugl.

Noun

fogal m

1. bird

Descendants

• Middle High German: vogel
  • Alemannic German: Fogel, Vogel
  • Central Franconian: Vuggel, Vugel (Colognian Academy spelling); Vuul (scattered variant in Moselle Franconian)

    Hunsrik: Foghel

    Kölsch: Furrel

  • Cimbrian: bóoghel
  • German: Vogel
  • Luxembourgish: Vugel, Vull
  • Rhine Franconian:

    Pennsylvania German: Voggel

  • Vilamovian: föguł
  • Yiddish: פֿויגל (foygl)