Where does “Flugschreiber” come from?

Flugschreiber (German) comes from German Schreiber, from German schreiben, from Middle High German schrīben, from Old High German scrīban, from Proto-West Germanic skrīban, from Proto-Germanic skrībaną, from Latin scrībō, from Proto-Italic skreiβō — to write.

Flugschreiber (German): flight recorder

Definitions

  1. flight recorder

Ancestry of “Flugschreiber”, step by step

Flugschreiber traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Schreiber

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanSchreiberwriter, author, scribe, scrivener; clerk; pen
2Germanschreibento write, write out; to spell, spell out; to...
3Middle High Germanschrīben—
4Old High Germanscrīban—
5Proto-West Germanicskrībanto write
6Proto-Germanicskrībanąto write
7Latinscrībōto write
8Proto-Italicskreiβōto carve
9Proto-Indo-Europeanskreybʰ-to write

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 skreybʰ- →Every word from Proto-Italic skreiβō →Every word from Latin scrībō →