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Where does “flystasjon” come from?

flystasjon (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.

flystasjon (Norwegian Bokmål): an airbase

Definitions

  1. an airbase

Ancestry of “flystasjon”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålflyplane, aeroplane , airplane , aircraft; to fly
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
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