Where does “Sturzflug” come from?

Sturzflug (German) comes 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.

Sturzflug (German): swoop aerial manoeuvre

Definitions

  1. swoop aerial manoeuvre

Ancestry of “Sturzflug”, step by step

Sturzflug traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

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

via German sturz

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germansturzfall
2Old High Germansturz—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European plew- →