Where does “sjóflugvél” come from?
sjóflugvél (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic flugvél, 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.
sjóflugvél (Icelandic): seaplane
Definitions
- seaplane
Ancestry of “sjóflugvél”, step by step
sjóflugvél traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Icelandic flugvél
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Icelandic | flugvél | airplane |
| 2 | Icelandic | flug | flight, flying |
| 3 | Old Norse | flog | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | flugiz | flight, flying |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | fleuganą | to fly |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | plewk- | to fly, flow, run; to splash, to flap with hands |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | plew- | to fly, flow, run |
via Icelandic sjór
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Icelandic | sjór | sea |
| 2 | Old Norse | sær | the sea, ocean; second/third-person singular... |
| 3 | Old Norse | sik | oneself |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | sik | Alternative form of *sek |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | sīką | trickling water; a dribble; a slow brook; a... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | seykʷ- | to moisten; to filter |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | sey- | to be wet; dribble; run; to stretch one's arm;... |