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Where does “Flugrekorder” come from?

Flugrekorder (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.

Flugrekorder (German): flight data recorder, flight recorder, "black...

Definitions

  1. flight data recorder, flight recorder, "black...

Ancestry of “Flugrekorder”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanflug—
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
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