Where does “Flugsteig” come from?

Flugsteig (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.

Flugsteig (German): airport gate

Definitions

  1. airport gate

Ancestry of “Flugsteig”, step by step

Flugsteig 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 steig

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germansteigsingular imperative of steigen
2Middle High Germanstīc—
3Old High Germanstīg—
4Proto-Germanicstīgazpath
Every word from Proto-Indo-European plew- →
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