Where does “fløy” come from?

fløy (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Old Norse fley, from Proto-Germanic flawją, from Proto-Indo-European plew- — to fly, flow, run.

fløy (Norwegian Nynorsk): a wing

Definitions

  1. a wing

Ancestry of “fløy”, step by step

fløy traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Norse fley

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsefley—
2Proto-Germanicflawjąship, vessel
3Proto-Indo-Europeanplew-to fly, flow, run

via Danish fløj

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishfløjpast tense of flyve
2Middle Low Germanvloge—

Words derived from “fløy”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European plew- →Every word from Proto-Germanic flawją →Every word from Old Norse fley →