Where does “fliegender Teppich” come from?
fliegender Teppich (German) comes from German teppich, from Middle High German teppich, from Old High German teppih, from English tapped, from Latin tapicus, from Latin tapēs, from Ancient Greek τάπης — carpet, rug, mat.
fliegender Teppich (German): magic carpet
Ancestry of “fliegender Teppich”, step by step