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

Definitions

  1. fly ash

Ancestry of “flygeaske”, step by step

flygeaske traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål flyge

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålflygeto fly; go by air; to rush; dash; dart
2Old Norsefljúgato fly
3Proto-Germanicfleuganąto fly
4Proto-Indo-Europeanplewk-to fly, flow, run; to splash, to flap with hands
5Proto-Indo-Europeanplew-to fly, flow, run

via Norwegian Bokmål aske

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålaskeash
2Old Norseaskaashes, ash
3Proto-Germanicaskǭash, ashes
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eHs-to be/become dry; to burn, to glow; hearth
Every word from Proto-Indo-European plew- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European plewk- →Every word from Proto-Germanic fleuganą →