Where does “flog” come from?

flog (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Old Norse flog, from Proto-Germanic flugiz, from Proto-Germanic fleuganą, from Proto-Indo-European plewk-, from Proto-Indo-European plew- — to fly, flow, run.

flog (Norwegian Nynorsk): a flight; a steep drop, near vertical cliff

Definitions

  1. a flight; a steep drop, near vertical cliff

Ancestry of “flog”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseflog—
2Proto-Germanicflugizflight, flying
3Proto-Germanicfleuganąto fly
4Proto-Indo-Europeanplewk-to fly, flow, run; to splash, to flap with hands
5Proto-Indo-Europeanplew-to fly, flow, run
Every word from Proto-Indo-European plew- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European plewk- →Every word from Proto-Germanic fleuganą →