Where does “flymaskin” come from?

flymaskin (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål maskin, from French machine, from Middle French machine, from Latin māchina, from Ancient Greek μαχανά, from Ancient Greek μηχανή, from Ancient Greek μῆχος, from Proto-Indo-European meǵʰ- — to be able.

flymaskin (Norwegian Bokmål): aeroplane

Definitions

  1. aeroplane

Ancestry of “flymaskin”, step by step

flymaskin traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål maskin

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålmaskina machine
2Frenchmachinemachine, device; machine
3Middle Frenchmachinemachine; device
4Latinmāchinacontrivance
5Ancient GreekμαχανάDoric form of μηχᾰνή
6Ancient Greekμηχανήcontrivance, machine, device, gear; way, means
7Ancient Greekμῆχοςmeans, expedient, remedy
8Proto-Indo-Europeanmeǵʰ-to be able

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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European meǵʰ-Every word from Ancient Greek μῆχοςEvery word from Ancient Greek μηχανή