Where does “flugumferð” come from?

flugumferð (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic umferð, from Icelandic um, from Old Norse um, from Proto-Germanic umbi, from Proto-Indo-European h₂m̥bʰi, from Proto-Indo-European h₂n̥tbʰi, from Proto-Indo-European h₂énts, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ent- — on, onto.

flugumferð (Icelandic): air traffic

Definitions

  1. air traffic

Ancestry of “flugumferð”, step by step

flugumferð traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic umferð

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicumferðtraffic
2Icelandicumused in set phrases; about, concerning; through,...
3Old Norseumabout, concerning; round, past, beyond; over,...
4Proto-Germanicumbiaround, about
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂m̥bʰiaround, on either side of, about; in exchange...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂n̥tbʰi—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éntsforehead; front
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ent-face; forehead; front
9Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂en-on, onto

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

Words derived from “flugumferð”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂en- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ent- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂énts →