Where does “flugur” come from?

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

flugur (Icelandic): fly; indefinite nominative plural of fluga;...

Definitions

  1. fly; indefinite nominative plural of fluga;...

Ancestry of “flugur”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseflugr—
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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European plew- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European plewk- →Every word from Proto-Germanic fleuganą →