Where does “Überschallflug” come from?

Überschallflug (German) comes from German Überschall, from German Schall, from Middle High German schal, from Old High German scal, from Proto-West Germanic skellan, from Proto-Germanic skellaną, from Proto-Indo-European ḱelh₁- — to warm up, to be hot; to warm up, be hot.

Überschallflug (German): supersonic flight

Definitions

  1. supersonic flight

Ancestry of “Überschallflug”, step by step

Überschallflug traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Überschall

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanÜberschallsupersonic
2GermanSchallsound
3Middle High Germanschaltasteless, turbid
4Old High Germanscal—
5Proto-West Germanicskellanto sound, clatter, ring
6Proto-Germanicskellanąto sound, clatter, ring
7Proto-Indo-Europeanḱelh₁-to warm up, to be hot; to warm up, be hot

via German flug

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanflugflight (in the air)
2Old High Germanflug—
3Proto-Germanicflugizflight, flying
4Proto-Germanicfleuganąto fly
5Proto-Indo-Europeanplewk-to fly, flow, run; to splash, to flap with hands
6Proto-Indo-Europeanplew-to fly, flow, run
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱelh₁- →Every word from Proto-Germanic skellaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic skellan →
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