Where does “flygeudyktig” come from?

flygeudyktig (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk flyge, from Old Norse flygi.

flygeudyktig (Norwegian Nynorsk): flightless unable to fly

Definitions

  1. flightless unable to fly

Ancestry of “flygeudyktig”, step by step

flygeudyktig traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Nynorsk flyge

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskflygeto fly; a flying insect
2Old Norseflygi—

via Norwegian Nynorsk udyktig

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskudyktig—
Every word from Old Norse flygi →Every word from Norwegian Nynorsk flyge →