Where does “kiteflier” come from?

kiteflier (English) comes from English flier, from English fly, from Middle English flien, from Old English flēogan, from Old English -ende, from Proto-West Germanic *-andī, from Proto-Germanic -andz, from Proto-Indo-European -ónts — sound, voice.

kiteflier (English): A person who flies a kite

Definitions

  1. A person who flies a kite

Ancestry of “kiteflier”, step by step

kiteflier traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English flier

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishflierAlternative form of flyer
2EnglishflyAny insect of the order Diptera; characterized by...
3Middle EnglishflienTo fly; to travel in the air; To move in the sky;...
4Old Englishflēoganto fly
5Old English-endeequivalent of English -ing; suffix for present...
6Proto-West Germanic*-andī
7Proto-Germanic-andz
8Proto-Indo-European-óntsDerives nouns denoting body parts
9Hungarianöntto pour; to cast; accusative singular of ön
10Hungarianönyou
11Hungarianön-self-
12Turkishönfront
13Ottoman Turkishاوكvoice (of human or animal); sound
14Proto-Turkicǖnsound, voice

via English kite

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishkiteA bird of prey of the family Accipitridae; A...
2Middle EnglishkyteA kite
3Middle EnglishkiteAlternative form of kyte
4Middle EnglishketeAlternative form of kyte; a kite endemic to...
5Old Englishcȳtakite, bittern; kite; bittern
6Proto-Germanickūtijôkite
7Latviankūtto hit, to strike
8Proto-Indo-Europeangū-to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...
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