Where does “fljúga” come from?

fljúga (Icelandic) comes from Old Norse fljúga, from Proto-Germanic fleuganą, from Proto-Indo-European plewk-, from Proto-Indo-European plew- — to fly, flow, run.

fljúga (Icelandic): to fly

Definitions

  1. to fly

Ancestry of “fljúga”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsefljúgato fly
2Proto-Germanicfleuganąto fly
3Proto-Indo-Europeanplewk-to fly, flow, run; to splash, to flap with hands
4Proto-Indo-Europeanplew-to fly, flow, run

Words derived from “fljúga”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European plew- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European plewk- →Every word from Proto-Germanic fleuganą →