Where does “flyger” come from?

flyger (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.

flyger (Norwegian Bokmål): a pilot, aviator; present of flyge

Definitions

  1. a pilot, aviator; present of flyge

Ancestry of “flyger”, step by step

flyger 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 er

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålerpresent of være
Every word from Proto-Indo-European plew- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European plewk- →Every word from Proto-Germanic fleuganą →