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Where does “flug” come from?

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

flug (Icelandic): flight, flying

Definitions

  1. flight, flying

Ancestry of “flug”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseflog—
2Proto-Germanicflugizflight, flying
3Proto-Germanicfleuganąto fly
4Proto-Indo-Europeanplewk-to fly, flow, run; to splash, to flap with hands
5Proto-Indo-Europeanplew-to fly, flow, run

Words derived from “flug”

  • flugmaður
  • flugfélag
  • flugbraut
  • flugstjóri
  • flugeldur
  • flugvöllur
  • flugslóði
  • flugvél
  • flugher
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