Where does “flyplass” come from?

flyplass (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk fly, 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 — to be able.

flyplass (Norwegian Nynorsk): an airport or airfield

Definitions

an airport or airfield

Ancestry of “flyplass”, step by step

flyplass traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Nynorsk fly

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

via Norwegian Nynorsk plass

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Norwegian Nynorsk	plass	room, space; a place
2	Old Norse	plaz	—
3	Middle Low German	platse	—
4	Latin	platēa	broad way, street
5	Ancient Greek	πλατεῖα	feminine nominative singular of πλατύς; feminine...
6	Ancient Greek	πλατύς	wide, broad; flat, level; broad-shouldered
7	Proto-Indo-European	pléth₂us	flat, broad
8	Proto-Indo-European	pleth₂-	flat

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