Where does “sailflying” come from?

sailflying (English) comes from English sail, from Middle English saile, from Proto-Germanic seglą, from Proto-Germanic siglą.

sailflying (English): in a sailplane

Definitions

  1. in a sailplane

Ancestry of “sailflying”, step by step

sailflying traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English sail

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishsailA piece of fabric attached to a boat and arranged...
2Middle EnglishsaileAlternative form of assailen
3Proto-Germanicsegląsheet; sail
4Proto-Germanicsiglą—

via English flying

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishflyingThat flies or can fly; Brief or hurried; Not...
2Middle Englishflyinge—
Every word from Proto-Germanic siglą →
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