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Where does “flyge” come from?

flyge (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Old Norse fljúga, from Proto-Germanic fleuganą, from Proto-Indo-European plewk-, from Proto-Indo-European plew- — to fly, flow, run.

flyge (Norwegian Bokmål): to fly; go by air; to rush; dash; dart

Definitions

  1. to fly; go by air; to rush; dash; dart

Ancestry of “flyge”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsefljúgato fly
2Proto-Germanicfleuganąto fly
3Proto-Indo-Europeanplewk-to fly, flow, run; to splash, to flap with hands
4Proto-Indo-Europeanplew-to fly, flow, run

Words derived from “flyge”

  • flygeaske
  • flyger
  • flygefisk
  • flyging
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