Where does “plægja” come from?

plægja (Icelandic) comes from Old Norse plœgja, from Old Norse plógr, from Proto-Germanic plōgaz, from Proto-Celtic ɸlowyos, from Proto-Indo-European plówyos, from Proto-Indo-European plew- — to fly, flow, run.

plægja (Icelandic): to plough/plow

Definitions

  1. to plough/plow

Ancestry of “plægja”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseplœgjato plough
2Old Norseplógrplough, plow
3Proto-Germanicplōgazplough
4Proto-Celticɸlowyosrudder
5Proto-Indo-Europeanplówyosship
6Proto-Indo-Europeanplew-to fly, flow, run
Every word from Proto-Indo-European plew- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European plówyos →Every word from Proto-Celtic ɸlowyos →