Where does “vliegkamp” come from?

vliegkamp (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.

vliegkamp (Dutch): airbase, military airport; airport

Definitions

  1. airbase, military airport; airport

Ancestry of “vliegkamp”, step by step

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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European plew-Every word from Proto-Indo-European plewk-Every word from Proto-Germanic fleuganą
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