Where does “flygefisk” come from?

flygefisk (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.

flygefisk (Norwegian Bokmål): a flying fish

Definitions

  1. a flying fish

Ancestry of “flygefisk”, step by step

flygefisk 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 fisk

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålfiska fish; imperative of fiske
2Old Norsefiskra fish
3Proto-Germanicfiskazfish
4Indo-European*peysk-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European plew- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European plewk- →Every word from Proto-Germanic fleuganą →