Where does “spyfluge” come from?

spyfluge (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.

spyfluge (Norwegian Nynorsk): blowfly

Definitions

  1. blowfly

Ancestry of “spyfluge”, step by step

spyfluge 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 spy

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskspyto vomit; to lay eggs; vomit, sick
2Old Norsespýjato spew, to vomit; vomit
3Proto-Germanicspīwanąto spew, to spit
4Proto-Indo-European(s)ptyēw-to spit, vomit
Every word from Proto-Indo-European plew- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European plewk- →Every word from Proto-Germanic fleuganą →