Where does “Teppichflieger” come from?

Teppichflieger (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.

Teppichflieger (German): wog

Definitions

  1. wog

Ancestry of “Teppichflieger”, step by step

Teppichflieger 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 teppich

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanteppichrug, carpet cloth covering for a floor
2Middle High Germanteppich
3Old High Germanteppih
4Englishtappedsimple past tense and past participle of tap;...
5Latintapicus
6Latintapēsrug, carpet
7Ancient Greekτάπηςcarpet, rug, mat
Every word from Proto-Indo-European plew-