Where does “flogskip” come from?

flogskip (Faroese) comes from Old Norse skip, from Proto-Germanic skipą, from Proto-Indo-European sḱēy-, from Proto-Germanic skaidą, from Proto-Indo-European skÁit- — to cut, part, spearate, divide; to cut, part,...

flogskip (Faroese): airplane, fixed-wing aircraft

Definitions

  1. airplane, fixed-wing aircraft

Ancestry of “flogskip”, step by step

flogskip traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Norse skip

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseskipship
2Proto-Germanicskipąship; hollow object
3Proto-Indo-Europeansḱēy-to shine; to shimmer; shadow; luster, gloss,...
4Proto-Germanicskaidąseparation, distinction
5Proto-Indo-EuropeanskÁit-to cut, part, spearate, divide; to cut, part,...

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 skÁit- →Every word from Proto-Germanic skaidą →Every word from Proto-Indo-European sḱēy- →