Where does “in-flight” come from?
in-flight (English) comes from English flight, from Middle English flight, from Old English flyht, from Proto-West Germanic *fluhtī, from Proto-Germanic *fluhtiją, from Proto-Germanic flehtaną, from Proto-Indo-European pleḱ-, from Proto-Indo-European pel- — to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold.
in-flight (English): occurring, or provided for use during a flight
Definitions
- occurring, or provided for use during a flight
Ancestry of “in-flight”, step by step
in-flight traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English flight
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | flight | The act of flying; An instance of flying; The act... |
| 2 | Middle English | flight | flight (act of flying) |
| 3 | Old English | flyht | flight |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *fluhtī | act of flying, flight |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | *fluhtiją | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | flehtaną | to plait, to weave |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | pleḱ- | to fold, plait, weave |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pel- | to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold |