Where does “Fluggesellschaft” come from?

Fluggesellschaft (German) comes from German Gesellschaft, from German geselle, from Middle High German geselle, from Old High German gisellio, from Proto-Germanic gasaljô, from Proto-Germanic ga-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱóm, from Proto-Indo-European ḱe — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

Fluggesellschaft (German): airline

Definitions

  1. airline

Ancestry of “Fluggesellschaft”, step by step

Fluggesellschaft traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Gesellschaft

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanGesellschaftsociety, community; circle; company
2Germangesellejourneyman
3Middle High Germangesellecompanion, fellow, lover
4Old High Germangiselliocompanion
5Proto-Germanicgasaljôhousemate, companion
6Proto-Germanicga-Indicates association or togetherness; co-;...
7Proto-Indo-Europeanḱómbeside, near, by, with
8Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
9Middle Englishkyt
10Germankittputty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes
11Old High Germankuti
12Proto-West Germanickwidugum, resin
13Proto-Germanickweduzresin
14Proto-Indo-Europeangʷet-resin, gum; to say, speak
15Proto-Indo-Europeangū-to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

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 gū-
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