Where does “Flughafer” come from?

Flughafer (German) comes from German flug, from Old High German flug, from Proto-Germanic flugiz, from Proto-Germanic fleuganą, from Proto-Indo-European plewk-, from Proto-Indo-European plew- — to fly, flow, run.

Flughafer (German): Avena fatua (common wild oat)

Definitions

  1. Avena fatua (common wild oat)

Ancestry of “Flughafer”, step by step

Flughafer traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

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

via German Hafer

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanHaferoats
2Old High Germanhabarooat
3Proto-Germanichabrōgoat, buck
4Proto-Germanichabrôgoat, buck; feed for goats; oat, oats
5Proto-Indo-Europeankapro-goat
Every word from Proto-Indo-European plew- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European plewk- →Every word from Proto-Germanic fleuganą →