Where does “flytrafikk” come from?

flytrafikk (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål trafikk, from Italian traffico, from Vulgar Latin transfricare, from Latin fricō, from Latin frio, from Proto-Italic *friāō.

flytrafikk (Norwegian Bokmål): air traffic

Definitions

  1. air traffic

Ancestry of “flytrafikk”, step by step

flytrafikk traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål trafikk

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmåltrafikktraffic
2Italiantrafficotraffic; trade; activity, rush
3Vulgar Latintransfricareto rub across
4Latinfricōto rub
5LatinfrioI crumble, rub, or break into pieces
6Proto-Italic*friāō—

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-Italic *friāō →Every word from Latin frio →Every word from Latin fricō →