Where does “sandfygning” come from?

sandfygning (Danish) comes from Danish fygning, from Danish fyge, 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.

sandfygning (Danish): drifting or blowing sand

Definitions

  1. drifting or blowing sand

Ancestry of “sandfygning”, step by step

sandfygning traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish fygning

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishfygningdrifting act of being drifted by the wind
2Danishfygeto be moved around by the wind
3Old Norsefjúkato be drifted; to fly
4Proto-Germanicfeukanąto whisk; blow
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpug-billow, bulge, drift
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpew-to blow, breathe; to fear; to blow, to breathe

via Danish sand

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishsandtrue; sand
2Old Norsesannrtrue
3Proto-Germanicsanþaztrue, real
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁sóntsactive participle of *h₁ésti; being, existence;...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ēs-to be
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pew- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pug- →Every word from Proto-Germanic feukaną →