Where does “ildflue” come from?

ildflue (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål flue, from Danish flue, from Old Danish flughæ, from Old Norse fluga, from Proto-Germanic flugǭ, from Proto-Germanic fleuganą, from Proto-Indo-European plewk-, from Proto-Indo-European plew- — to fly, flow, run.

ildflue (Norwegian Bokmål): firefly

Definitions

  1. firefly

Ancestry of “ildflue”, step by step

ildflue traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål flue

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålfluea fly
2Danishfluefly
3Old Danishflughæ—
4Old Norseflugafly
5Proto-Germanicflugǭflying insect, fly
6Proto-Germanicfleuganąto fly
7Proto-Indo-Europeanplewk-to fly, flow, run; to splash, to flap with hands
8Proto-Indo-Europeanplew-to fly, flow, run

via Norwegian Bokmål ild

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålildfire
2Old Norseeldrfire
3Proto-Germanicailidazfire, pyre
4Proto-Germanicailijanąto kindle
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eydʰ-to ignite; fire
Every word from Proto-Indo-European plew- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European plewk- →Every word from Proto-Germanic fleuganą →