Where does “borrfluga” come from?

borrfluga (Swedish) comes from Swedish fluga, from Old Swedish flugha, 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.

borrfluga (Swedish): any insect of the Tephritidae family, some of the fruit flies

Definitions

  1. any insect of the Tephritidae family, some of the fruit flies

Ancestry of “borrfluga”, step by step

borrfluga traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish fluga

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishflugafly; bowtie; a temporarily very popular pastime;...
2Old Swedishflughafly
3Old Norseflugafly
4Proto-Germanicflugǭflying insect, fly
5Proto-Germanicfleuganąto fly
6Proto-Indo-Europeanplewk-to fly, flow, run; to splash, to flap with hands
7Proto-Indo-Europeanplew-to fly, flow, run

via Swedish borr

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishborrdrill
2Old Norsebǫrrman; a kind of tree
3Proto-Germanicbarwazconiferous forest; pinewood; wood; grove
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰorwos—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰor-to hum, buzz; coniferous forest; to protrude;...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European plew- →