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Where does “fjúka” come from?

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

fjúka (Old Norse): to be drifted; to fly

Definitions

  1. to be drifted; to fly

Ancestry of “fjúka”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicfeukanąto whisk; blow
2Proto-Indo-Europeanpug-billow, bulge, drift
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpew-to blow, breathe; to fear; to blow, to breathe

Words derived from “fjúka”

  • fyka
  • fjúka
  • feykja
  • feykja
  • fiuka
  • fýke
  • fouke
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pew- →