Where does “Kunstflieger” come from?

Kunstflieger (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.

Kunstflieger (German): aerobatic pilot

Definitions

  1. aerobatic pilot

Ancestry of “Kunstflieger”, step by step

Kunstflieger traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Flieger

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanFliegeraviator; aeroplane, airplane
2Germanfliegento fly; to travel by air; to rush; to fly; to go...
3Middle High Germanvliegento fly
4Old High Germanflioganto fly
5Proto-West Germanicfleuganto fly
6Proto-Germanicfleuganąto fly
7Proto-Indo-Europeanplewk-to fly, flow, run; to splash, to flap with hands
8Proto-Indo-Europeanplew-to fly, flow, run

via German kunst

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germankunstart
2Middle High Germankunstknowledge, ability
3Old High Germankunstknowledge, wisdom, skill
Every word from Proto-Indo-European plew-Every word from Proto-Indo-European plewk-Every word from Proto-Germanic fleuganą
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