Where does “flugunfähig” come from?

flugunfähig (German) comes from German unfähig, from German un-, from Middle High German un-, from Old High German un-, from Proto-West Germanic un-, from Proto-Germanic un-, from Proto-Indo-European n̥-, from Proto-Indo-European ne — not.

flugunfähig (German): flightless; unairworthy

Definitions

  1. flightless; unairworthy

Ancestry of “flugunfähig”, step by step

flugunfähig traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German unfähig

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanunfähigincapable, unable, inept; incompetent
2Germanun-un-; grave; bad; horrifying
3Middle High Germanun-—
4Old High Germanun-un-; prefix of negation, absence or contrariness
5Proto-West Germanicun-not, un-
6Proto-Germanicun-not, un-
7Proto-Indo-Europeann̥-not, un-
8Proto-Indo-Europeannenot

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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ne →Every word from German un- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European n̥- →