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
- to fly; go by air; to rush; dash; dart
Ancestry of “flyge”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Norse | fljúga | to fly |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | fleuganą | to fly |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | plewk- | to fly, flow, run; to splash, to flap with hands |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | plew- | to fly, flow, run |
Words derived from “flyge”