Where does “Flugabsagen” come from?

Flugabsagen (German) comes from German absägen, from German sägen, from Middle High German sagen, from Old High German sagēn, from Proto-West Germanic saggjan, from Proto-Germanic sagjaną, from Proto-Indo-European sokʷ-h₁-yé-, from Proto-Indo-European sekʷ- — to follow; to see; to say.

Flugabsagen (German): flight cancellation

Definitions

  1. flight cancellation

Ancestry of “Flugabsagen”, step by step

Flugabsagen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German absägen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanabsägento saw off; to oust, to displace, to preempt
2Germansägento saw
3Middle High Germansagento say
4Old High Germansagēnto say
5Proto-West Germanicsaggjanto say
6Proto-Germanicsagjanąto say
7Proto-Indo-Europeansokʷ-h₁-yé-—
8Proto-Indo-Europeansekʷ-to follow; to see; to say

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 sekʷ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European sokʷ-h₁-yé- →Every word from Proto-Germanic sagjaną →