Where does “flugfreyja” come from?
flugfreyja (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.
flugfreyja (Icelandic): stewardess, air hostess
Definitions
- stewardess, air hostess
Ancestry of “flugfreyja”, step by step
flugfreyja traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Icelandic flug
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Icelandic | flug | flight, flying |
| 2 | Old Norse | flog | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | flugiz | flight, flying |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | fleuganą | to fly |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | plewk- | to fly, flow, run; to splash, to flap with hands |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | plew- | to fly, flow, run |
via Icelandic Freyja
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Icelandic | Freyja | Freyja or Freya, a goddess associated with sex, death, and magic |
| 2 | Old Norse | Freyja | lady, mistress; mistress, lady |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | frawjǭ | lady, wife of a lord |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | proHwo- | master, judge; right judge, master |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |