Where does “flugdisko” come from?

flugdisko (Esperanto) comes from Esperanto flugi, from German flug, from Old High German flug, from Proto-Germanic flugiz, from Proto-Germanic fleuganą, from Proto-Indo-European plewk-, from Proto-Indo-European plew- — to fly, flow, run.

flugdisko (Esperanto): flying disc; frisbee

Definitions

  1. flying disc; frisbee

Ancestry of “flugdisko”, step by step

flugdisko traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Esperanto flugi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Esperantoflugito fly
2Germanflugflight (in the air)
3Old High Germanflug—
4Proto-Germanicflugizflight, flying
5Proto-Germanicfleuganąto fly
6Proto-Indo-Europeanplewk-to fly, flow, run; to splash, to flap with hands
7Proto-Indo-Europeanplew-to fly, flow, run

via Esperanto disko

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Esperantodiskodisk
2Latindiscusa discus, quoit; a dish shaped like a discus;...
3Proto-Italicdiskōlearn
4Proto-Italicdikskō—
5Proto-Indo-Europeandi-dḱ-ské-ti—
6Proto-Indo-Europeandeḱ-take; perceive
Every word from Proto-Indo-European plew- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European plewk- →Every word from Proto-Germanic fleuganą →
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