Where does “övningsflygning” come from?
övningsflygning (Swedish) comes from Swedish flygning, from Swedish flyga, from Old Swedish flȳgha, from Old Norse fljúga, from Proto-Germanic fleuganą, from Proto-Indo-European plewk-, from Proto-Indo-European plew- — to fly, flow, run.
övningsflygning (Swedish): a training flight
Definitions
- a training flight
Ancestry of “övningsflygning”, step by step
övningsflygning traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish flygning
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | flygning | flight (moving in the air), aviation (the art of controlled human flight), flying |
| 2 | Swedish | flyga | to fly |
| 3 | Old Swedish | flȳgha | to fly |
| 4 | Old Norse | fljúga | to fly |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | fleuganą | to fly |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | plewk- | to fly, flow, run; to splash, to flap with hands |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | plew- | to fly, flow, run |