Where does “vliegtuigongeluk” come from?
vliegtuigongeluk (Dutch) comes from Dutch vliegtuig, 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.
vliegtuigongeluk (Dutch): plane crash
Definitions
- plane crash
Ancestry of “vliegtuigongeluk”, step by step
vliegtuigongeluk traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch vliegtuig
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | vliegtuig | aeroplane, winged aircraft; Any aircraft,... |
| 2 | Dutch | vliegen | to fly; to steer an aircraft, to fly; to soar, to... |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | vliegen | to fly; to soar; to move quickly |
| 4 | Old Dutch | fliegan | to fly |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | flaugijaną | to cause to fly, let fly; to make flee, put to... |
| 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 |