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Where does “fluge” come from?

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

fluge (Norwegian Nynorsk): a fly

Definitions

  1. a fly

Ancestry of “fluge”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseflugafly
2Proto-Germanicflugǭflying insect, fly
3Proto-Germanicfleuganąto fly
4Proto-Indo-Europeanplewk-to fly, flow, run; to splash, to flap with hands
5Proto-Indo-Europeanplew-to fly, flow, run

Words derived from “fluge”

  • spyfluge
Every word from Proto-Indo-European plew- →