Where does “fly” come from?

fly (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk flygemaskin, from Norwegian Nynorsk maskin, from French machine, from Middle French machine, from Latin māchina, from Ancient Greek μαχανά, from Ancient Greek μηχανή, from Ancient Greek μῆχος — to be able.

fly (Norwegian Nynorsk): plane, aeroplane (UK), airplane (US), aircraft

Definitions

plane, aeroplane (UK), airplane (US), aircraft

Ancestry of “fly”, step by step

fly traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Nynorsk flygemaskin

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Norwegian Nynorsk	flygemaskin	an aeroplane
2	Norwegian Nynorsk	maskin	<br>; machine
3	French	machine	machine, device; machine
4	Middle French	machine	machine; device
5	Latin	māchina	contrivance
6	Ancient Greek	μαχανά	Doric form of μηχᾰνή
7	Ancient Greek	μηχανή	contrivance, machine, device, gear; way, means
8	Ancient Greek	μῆχος	means, expedient, remedy
9	Proto-Indo-European	meǵʰ-	to be able

via Old Norse fljúga

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Old Norse	fljúga	to fly
2	Proto-Germanic	fleuganą	to fly
3	Proto-Indo-European	plewk-	to fly, flow, run; to splash, to flap with hands
4	Proto-Indo-European	plew-	to fly, flow, run

Words derived from “fly”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European meǵʰ- →Every word from Ancient Greek μῆχος →Every word from Ancient Greek μηχανή →