Where does “hrossafluga” come from?

hrossafluga (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic fluga, from Old Norse fluga, from Proto-Germanic flugǭ, from Proto-Germanic fleuganą, from Proto-Indo-European plewk-, from Proto-Indo-European plew- — to fly, flow, run.

hrossafluga (Icelandic): cranefly, daddy longlegs

Definitions

  1. cranefly, daddy longlegs

Ancestry of “hrossafluga”, step by step

hrossafluga traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic fluga

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicflugafly; indefinite genitive plural of flug; m
2Old Norseflugafly
3Proto-Germanicflugǭflying insect, fly
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 hross

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandichrossa horse
2Old Norsehrosshorse
3Proto-Germanichursaz—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱers-to run
Every word from Proto-Indo-European plew- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European plewk- →Every word from Proto-Germanic fleuganą →