Where does “føykja” come from?

føykja (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Old Norse feykja, from Old Norse fjúka, from Proto-Germanic feukaną, from Proto-Indo-European pug-, from Proto-Indo-European pew- — to blow, breathe; to fear; to blow, to breathe.

føykja (Norwegian Nynorsk): to cause to fly quickly, e.g. by wind

Definitions

to cause to fly quickly, e.g. by wind

Ancestry of “føykja”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Old Norse	feykja	to blow, drive
2	Old Norse	fjúka	to be drifted; to fly
3	Proto-Germanic	feukaną	to whisk; blow
4	Proto-Indo-European	pug-	billow, bulge, drift
5	Proto-Indo-European	pew-	to blow, breathe; to fear; to blow, to breathe

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pew- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pug- →Every word from Proto-Germanic feukaną →