Where does “hundesfliega” come from?

hundesfliega (Old Dutch) comes from Old Saxon fliega, from Proto-Germanic fleugǭ, from Proto-Germanic fleuganą, from Proto-Indo-European plewk-, from Proto-Indo-European plew- — to fly, flow, run.

hundesfliega (Old Dutch): a type of large fly

Definitions

  1. a type of large fly

Ancestry of “hundesfliega”, step by step

hundesfliega traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Saxon fliega

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Saxonfliega—
2Proto-Germanicfleugǭflying 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

via Old Dutch hunt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchhuntdog
2Proto-West Germanichunddog
3Proto-Germanichundazdog
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱwn̥tós—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱwṓdog
Every word from Proto-Indo-European plew- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European plewk- →Every word from Proto-Germanic fleuganą →
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