Where does “flugmaður” come from?

flugmaður (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.

flugmaður (Icelandic): pilot

Definitions

  1. pilot

Ancestry of “flugmaður”, step by step

flugmaður 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 maður

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicmaðurhuman being, person, humanity, mankind; man,...
2Old Norsemaðrhuman, man, person; degree
3Proto-Germanic*mann-—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmen-to think, mind; spiritual activity; to stay,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European plew- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European plewk- →Every word from Proto-Germanic fleuganą →