Where does “tvangsflytte” come from?

tvangsflytte (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk flytte, from Old Norse flytja, from Proto-Germanic flutjaną, from Proto-Indo-European plewd-, from Proto-Indo-European plew- — to fly, flow, run.

tvangsflytte (Norwegian Nynorsk): to forcibly remove people

Definitions

  1. to forcibly remove people

Ancestry of “tvangsflytte”, step by step

tvangsflytte traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Nynorsk flytte

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskflytteto move
2Old Norseflytjato move
3Proto-Germanicflutjanąto move, flutter
4Proto-Indo-Europeanplewd-to fly, flow, run
5Proto-Indo-Europeanplew-to fly, flow, run

via Norwegian Nynorsk tvang

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorsktvangforce, coercion, duress
2Norwegian Nynorsktvinge—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European plew- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European plewd- →Every word from Proto-Germanic flutjaną →