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Where does “plø̄ghia” come from?

plø̄ghia (Old Swedish) comes from Old Norse plœgja, from Old Norse plógr, from Proto-Germanic plōgaz, from Proto-Celtic ɸlowyos, from Proto-Indo-European plówyos, from Proto-Indo-European plew- — to fly, flow, run.

Ancestry of “plø̄ghia”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseplœgjato plough
2Old Norseplógrplough, plow
3Proto-Germanicplōgazplough
4Proto-Celticɸlowyosrudder
5Proto-Indo-Europeanplówyosship
6Proto-Indo-Europeanplew-to fly, flow, run
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