Where does “flykrasj” come from?

flykrasj (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål fly, from Old Norse fljúga, from Proto-Germanic fleuganą, from Proto-Indo-European plewk-, from Proto-Indo-European plew- — to fly, flow, run.

flykrasj (Norwegian Bokmål): a plane crash

Definitions

  1. a plane crash

Ancestry of “flykrasj”, step by step

flykrasj traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål fly

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålflyplane, aeroplane (UK), airplane (US), aircraft
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 krasj

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålkrasja crash; imperative of krasje
2EnglishcrashA sudden, intense, loud sound, as made for...
3Middle Englishcrasshen—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European plew- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European plewk- →Every word from Proto-Germanic fleuganą →