Where does “Pflugschar” come from?

Pflugschar (German) comes from German Pflug, from Middle High German pfluoc, from Old High German pfluog, from Old Frisian plōg, from Proto-Germanic plōgaz, from Proto-Celtic ɸlowyos, from Proto-Indo-European plówyos, from Proto-Indo-European plew- — to fly, flow, run.

Pflugschar (German): plowshare

Definitions

  1. plowshare

Ancestry of “Pflugschar”, step by step

Pflugschar traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Pflug

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanPflugplough, plow
2Middle High Germanpfluoc—
3Old High Germanpfluoglivelihood
4Old Frisianplōgtroop, common interest
5Proto-Germanicplōgazplough
6Proto-Celticɸlowyosrudder
7Proto-Indo-Europeanplówyosship
8Proto-Indo-Europeanplew-to fly, flow, run

via German schar

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanschartroop
2Old High Germanscaratroop
3Proto-West Germanic*skaru—
4Proto-Germanicskarōa portion; share; a division; detachment; troop;...
5Proto-Indo-Europeansḱer-to caw, crow

Words derived from “Pflugschar”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European plew- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European plówyos →Every word from Proto-Celtic ɸlowyos →