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
Ancestry of “ildflue”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | flue | a fly |
| 2 | Danish | flue | fly |
| 3 | Old Danish | flughæ | — |
| 4 | Old Norse | fluga | fly |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | flugǭ | flying insect, fly |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | fleuganą | to fly |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | plewk- | to fly, flow, run; to splash, to flap with hands |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | plew- | to fly, flow, run |