Where does “seilfly” come from?

seilfly (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.

seilfly (Norwegian Bokmål): a glider or sailplane

Definitions

  1. a glider or sailplane

Ancestry of “seilfly”, step by step

seilfly traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

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

via Norwegian Bokmål seil

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålseila sail; imperative of seile
2Danishsejlsail; imperative of sejle
3Old Norseseglsail
4Proto-Germanicsegląsheet; sail
5Proto-Germanicsiglą—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European plew- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European plewk- →Every word from Proto-Germanic fleuganą →