Where does “Seezielflugkörper” come from?
Seezielflugkörper (German) comes from German Flugkörper, 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.
Seezielflugkörper (German): anti-ship missile
Definitions
- anti-ship missile
Ancestry of “Seezielflugkörper”, step by step
Seezielflugkörper traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Flugkörper
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Flugkörper | spacecraft, spaceship, satellite |
| 2 | German | flug | flight (in the air) |
| 3 | Old High German | flug | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | flugiz | flight, flying |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | fleuganą | to fly |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | plewk- | to fly, flow, run; to splash, to flap with hands |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | plew- | to fly, flow, run |
via German Seeziel
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Seeziel | — |