Where does “flugesmekke” come from?

flugesmekke (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk fluge, 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.

flugesmekke (Norwegian Nynorsk): flyswatter

Definitions

  1. flyswatter

Ancestry of “flugesmekke”, step by step

flugesmekke traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Nynorsk fluge

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskflugea fly
2Old Norseflugafly
3Proto-Germanicflugǭflying insect, fly
4Proto-Germanicfleuganąto fly
5Proto-Indo-Europeanplewk-to fly, flow, run; to splash, to flap with hands
6Proto-Indo-Europeanplew-to fly, flow, run

via Norwegian Nynorsk smekke

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorsksmekketo swat, smack
Every word from Proto-Indo-European plew- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European plewk- →Every word from Proto-Germanic fleuganą →