Etymology Explorer › Swedish

Where does “fluga” come from?

fluga (Swedish) comes 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.

fluga (Swedish): fly; bowtie; a temporarily very popular pastime;...

Definitions

  1. fly; bowtie; a temporarily very popular pastime;...

Ancestry of “fluga”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Swedishflughafly
2Old Norseflugafly
3Proto-Germanicflugǭflying insect, fly
4Proto-Germanicfleuganąto fly
5Proto-Indo-Europeanplewk-to fly, flow, run; to splash, to flap with hands
6Proto-Indo-Europeanplew-to fly, flow, run
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