Where does “flugvöllur” come from?

flugvöllur (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.

flugvöllur (Icelandic): airfield, airport

Definitions

  1. airfield, airport

Ancestry of “flugvöllur”, step by step

flugvöllur 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 völlur

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicvöllurfield, lawn; airfield, airport; field, playing...
2Old Norsevǫllrfield, flat ground, meadow
3Proto-Germanicwalþuzforest
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwel-to see
Every word from Proto-Indo-European plew- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European plewk- →Every word from Proto-Germanic fleuganą →