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”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pew- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pug- →Every word from Proto-Germanic feukaną →