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Where does “flughæ” come from?

flughæ (Old Danish) comes 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.

Ancestry of “flughæ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseflugafly
2Proto-Germanicflugǭflying insect, fly
3Proto-Germanicfleuganąto fly
4Proto-Indo-Europeanplewk-to fly, flow, run; to splash, to flap with hands
5Proto-Indo-Europeanplew-to fly, flow, run

Words derived from “flughæ”

  • fluesmækker
  • fluepapir
  • ildflue
  • flue
  • flueknepperi
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