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Where does “flugha” come from?

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

flugha (Old Swedish): fly

Definitions

  1. fly

Ancestry of “flugha”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseflugafly
2Proto-Germanicflugǭflying insect, fly
3Proto-Germanicfleuganąto fly
4Proto-Indo-Europeanplewk-to fly, flow, run; to splash, to flap with hands
5Proto-Indo-Europeanplew-to fly, flow, run

Words derived from “flugha”

  • fluga
Every word from Proto-Indo-European plew- →