Where does “Flugstaub” come from?

Flugstaub (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.

Flugstaub (German): airborne / atmospheric dust

Definitions

  1. airborne / atmospheric dust

Ancestry of “Flugstaub”, step by step

Flugstaub 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 staub

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanstaubdust
2Old High Germanstoup—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European plew- →