Where does “Kurzstreckenflug” come from?

Kurzstreckenflug (German) comes from German Kurzstrecke, from German kurz, from Middle High German kurz, from Old High German kurz, from Proto-West Germanic kurt, from Latin curtus, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱer- — dung, manure, filth; manure, dung, filth.

Kurzstreckenflug (German): short-haul flight

Definitions

  1. short-haul flight

Ancestry of “Kurzstreckenflug”, step by step

Kurzstreckenflug traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Kurzstrecke

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanKurzstreckeshort distance
2Germankurzshort, brief; concise; briefly, in short
3Middle High Germankurz
4Old High Germankurzshort
5Proto-West Germanickurtshort
6Latincurtusshortened, short; mutilated, broken, incomplete
7Proto-Indo-European(s)ḱer-dung, manure, filth; manure, dung, filth

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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱer-
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