Where does “flogfelag” come from?

flogfelag (Faroese) comes from Old Norse félag, from Old Norse fé, from Proto-Germanic fehu, from Proto-Indo-European péḱu, from Proto-Indo-European peḱ- — to pluck; livestock; wealth.

flogfelag (Faroese): airline

Definitions

  1. airline

Ancestry of “flogfelag”, step by step

flogfelag traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Norse félag

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsefélagfellowship, partnership
2Old Norsefécattle; livestock; property, money
3Proto-Germanicfehulivestock, cattle; property; name of the F-rune
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpéḱulivestock
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpeḱ-to pluck; livestock; wealth

via Old Norse fljúga

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsefljúgato fly
2Proto-Germanicfleuganąto fly
3Proto-Indo-Europeanplewk-to fly, flow, run; to splash, to flap with hands
4Proto-Indo-Europeanplew-to fly, flow, run
Every word from Proto-Indo-European peḱ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European péḱu →Every word from Proto-Germanic fehu →