Where does “fyka” come from?

fyka (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Old Norse fjúka, from Proto-Germanic feukaną, from Proto-Indo-European pug-, from Proto-Indo-European pew- — to blow, breathe; to fear; to blow, to breathe.

fyka (Norwegian Nynorsk): to fly quickly or suddenly through the air; to...

Definitions

  1. to fly quickly or suddenly through the air; to...

Ancestry of “fyka”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsefjúkato be drifted; to fly
2Proto-Germanicfeukanąto whisk; blow
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpug-billow, bulge, drift
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpew-to blow, breathe; to fear; to blow, to breathe
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pew- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pug- →Every word from Proto-Germanic feukaną →