Where does “vliegshow” come from?
vliegshow (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.
vliegshow (Dutch): air show
Definitions
- air show
Ancestry of “vliegshow”, step by step
vliegshow traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch vliegen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | vliegen | to fly; to steer an aircraft, to fly; to soar, to... |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | vliegen | to fly; to soar; to move quickly |
| 3 | Old Dutch | fliegan | to fly |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | flaugijaną | to cause to fly, let fly; to make flee, put to... |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | fleuganą | to fly |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | plewk- | to fly, flow, run; to splash, to flap with hands |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | plew- | to fly, flow, run |
via Dutch show
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | show | A show |
| 2 | English | show | To display, to have somebody see; To bestow; to... |
| 3 | Middle English | schewen | to show |
| 4 | Old English | scēawian | to look, look at, exhibit, display; to look at,... |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | skawwōną | to look, see, watch |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)kewh₁- | to perceive; to observe |