Where does “flugbraut” come from?

flugbraut (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic flug, 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.

flugbraut (Icelandic): runway

Definitions

  1. runway

Ancestry of “flugbraut”, step by step

flugbraut traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic flug

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicflugflight, flying
2Old Norseflog—
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

via Icelandic braut

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicbrautpath, course, way; first/third-person singular...
2Old Norsebrautroad, cleared path
3Proto-Germanicbrautō—
4Proto-Germanicbreutanąto destroy, crush, break
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰrewd-to break
Every word from Proto-Indo-European plew- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European plewk- →Every word from Proto-Germanic fleuganą →