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
Ancestry of “fjúka”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Germanic | feukaną | to whisk; blow |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | pug- | billow, bulge, drift |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | pew- | to blow, breathe; to fear; to blow, to breathe |
Words derived from “fjúka”