Where does “flygeaske” come from?
flygeaske (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål flyge, from Old Norse fljúga, from Proto-Germanic fleuganą, from Proto-Indo-European plewk-, from Proto-Indo-European plew- — to fly, flow, run.
flygeaske (Norwegian Bokmål): fly ash
Ancestry of “flygeaske”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | flyge | to fly; go by air; to rush; dash; dart |
| 2 | Old Norse | fljúga | to fly |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | fleuganą | to fly |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | plewk- | to fly, flow, run; to splash, to flap with hands |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | plew- | to fly, flow, run |