Where does “vliegtuig” come from?

vliegtuig (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.

vliegtuig (Dutch): aeroplane, winged aircraft; Any aircraft,...

Definitions

  1. aeroplane, winged aircraft; Any aircraft,...

Ancestry of “vliegtuig”, step by step

vliegtuig 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 tuig

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchtuigthing; device; riff-raff
2Middle Dutchtuygtools, apparatus, utensil, ornament
3Old Dutchtiug
4Proto-Germanictiugijąstuff, gear, device
5Proto-Germanicteuhanąto lead; to pull behind oneself, draw, drag
6Proto-Indo-Europeandewk-to pull, to draw; to lead

Words derived from “vliegtuig

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