Where does “Interkontinentalflug” come from?
Interkontinentalflug (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.
Interkontinentalflug (German): intercontinental flight
Definitions
- intercontinental flight
Ancestry of “Interkontinentalflug”, step by step
Interkontinentalflug traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German flug
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | flug | flight (in the air) |
| 2 | Old High German | flug | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | flugiz | flight, flying |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | fleuganą | to fly |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | plewk- | to fly, flow, run; to splash, to flap with hands |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | plew- | to fly, flow, run |
via German interkontinental
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | interkontinental | intercontinental |
| 2 | German | inter- | inter |
| 3 | Latin | inter | between, among; during, while |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁entér | between |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁en | in; in, inside |