Where does “fljúga” come from?

fljúga (Old Norse) comes from Proto-Germanic fleuganą, from Proto-Indo-European plewk-, from Proto-Indo-European plew- — to fly, flow, run.

fljúga (Old Norse): to fly

Definitions

  1. to fly

Ancestry of “fljúga”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicfleuganąto fly
2Proto-Indo-Europeanplewk-to fly, flow, run; to splash, to flap with hands
3Proto-Indo-Europeanplew-to fly, flow, run

Words derived from “fljúga”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European plew- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European plewk- →Every word from Proto-Germanic fleuganą →