Where does “fluga” come from?

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

fluga (Old Norse): fly

Definitions

  1. fly

Ancestry of “fluga”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicflugǭflying insect, fly
2Proto-Germanicfleuganąto fly
3Proto-Indo-Europeanplewk-to fly, flow, run; to splash, to flap with hands
4Proto-Indo-Europeanplew-to fly, flow, run

Words derived from “fluga”

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