Where does “vliegschaamte” come from?
vliegschaamte (Dutch) comes from Swedish flygskam, from Swedish flyg, from Swedish flyga, from Old Swedish flȳgha, from Old Norse fljúga, from Proto-Germanic fleuganą, from Proto-Indo-European plewk-, from Proto-Indo-European plew- — to fly, flow, run.
vliegschaamte (Dutch): shame of flying motorised air travel because of its impact on the environment
Definitions
- shame of flying motorised air travel because of its impact on the environment
Ancestry of “vliegschaamte”, step by step
vliegschaamte traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish flygskam
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | flygskam | shame of flying due to the environmental impact of aviation |
| 2 | Swedish | flyg | airplane flight |
| 3 | Swedish | flyga | to fly |
| 4 | Old Swedish | flȳgha | to fly |
| 5 | Old Norse | fljúga | to fly |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | fleuganą | to fly |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | plewk- | to fly, flow, run; to splash, to flap with hands |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | plew- | to fly, flow, run |