Where does “fyge” come from?

fyge (Danish) comes from Old Norse fjúka, from Proto-Germanic feukaną, from Proto-Indo-European pug-, from Proto-Indo-European pew- — to blow, breathe; to fear; to blow, to breathe.

fyge (Danish): to be moved around by the wind

Definitions

  1. to be moved around by the wind

Ancestry of “fyge”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsefjúkato be drifted; to fly
2Proto-Germanicfeukanąto whisk; blow
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpug-billow, bulge, drift
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpew-to blow, breathe; to fear; to blow, to breathe

Words derived from “fyge”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pew- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pug- →Every word from Proto-Germanic feukaną →
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