Where does “vliegbasis” come from?

vliegbasis (Dutch) comes from Dutch vliegen, from Middle Dutch vliegen, from Old Dutch fliegan, from Proto-Germanic flaugijaną, from Proto-Germanic fleuganą, from Proto-Indo-European plewk-, from Proto-Indo-European plew- — to fly, flow, run.

vliegbasis (Dutch): military airbase

Definitions

  1. military airbase

Ancestry of “vliegbasis”, step by step

vliegbasis traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch vliegen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchvliegento fly; to steer an aircraft, to fly; to soar, to...
2Middle Dutchvliegento fly; to soar; to move quickly
3Old Dutchflieganto fly
4Proto-Germanicflaugijanąto cause to fly, let fly; to make flee, put to...
5Proto-Germanicfleuganąto fly
6Proto-Indo-Europeanplewk-to fly, flow, run; to splash, to flap with hands
7Proto-Indo-Europeanplew-to fly, flow, run

via Dutch basis

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchbasisbasis; base; Obsolete form of base
2LatinbasisA pedestal, foot, base; basis, foundation; The...
3Ancient Greekβάσιςstep; rhythm; foot
4Proto-Hellenicgʷə́tisstep
5Proto-Indo-Europeangʷémtisstep, act of walking
6Proto-Indo-Europeangʷem-to step
Every word from Proto-Indo-European plew-