Where does “Kampfflieger” come from?
Kampfflieger (German) comes from German Flieger, from German fliegen, from Middle High German vliegen, from Old High German fliogan, from Proto-West Germanic fleugan, from Proto-Germanic fleuganą, from Proto-Indo-European plewk-, from Proto-Indo-European plew- — to fly, flow, run.
Kampfflieger (German): combat pilot
Definitions
- combat pilot
Ancestry of “Kampfflieger”, step by step
Kampfflieger traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Flieger
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Flieger | aviator; aeroplane, airplane |
| 2 | German | fliegen | to fly; to travel by air; to rush; to fly; to go... |
| 3 | Middle High German | vliegen | to fly |
| 4 | Old High German | fliogan | to fly |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | fleugan | to fly |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | fleuganą | to fly |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | plewk- | to fly, flow, run; to splash, to flap with hands |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | plew- | to fly, flow, run |
via German kampf
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | kampf | struggle, battle, campaign, fight |
| 2 | Middle High German | kampf | — |
| 3 | Old High German | kampf | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | kamp | field; battle |
| 5 | Latin | campus | Open flat level ground: a plain, a natural field;... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | kh₂emp- | to bend; crooked; to bend, curve |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | kh₂em- | to bend, to curve |