Where does “flugvél” come from?

flugvél (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.

flugvél (Icelandic): airplane

Definitions

  1. airplane

Ancestry of “flugvél”, step by step

flugvél 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 vél

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicvélmachine; motor, engine
2Old Norsevélartifice, craft
3Proto-Germanicwīlącraft, deceit
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwéy-—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanéǵh₂I

Words derived from “flugvél”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European plew- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European plewk- →Every word from Proto-Germanic fleuganą →
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