Where does “plog” come from?
plog (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Old Norse plógr, from Proto-Germanic plōgaz, from Proto-Celtic ɸlowyos, from Proto-Indo-European plówyos, from Proto-Indo-European plew- — to fly, flow, run.
plog (Norwegian Bokmål): a plough or plow
Ancestry of “plog”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Norse | plógr | plough, plow |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | plōgaz | plough |
| 3 | Proto-Celtic | ɸlowyos | rudder |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | plówyos | ship |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | plew- | to fly, flow, run |
Words derived from “plog”