Where does “flugskit” come from?
flugskit (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.
flugskit (Swedish): a flyspeck; flyspecks (housefly excrement)
Definitions
- a flyspeck; flyspecks (housefly excrement)
Ancestry of “flugskit”, step by step
flugskit traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish fluga
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | fluga | fly; bowtie; a temporarily very popular pastime;... |
| 2 | Old Swedish | flugha | fly |
| 3 | Old Norse | fluga | fly |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | flugǭ | flying insect, 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 |
via Swedish skit
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | skit | excrement, shit; dirt, filth; someone or... |
| 2 | Old Norse | skítr | dung, faeces |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | skītaz | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | sḱeyd- | to shade; to cut off; to part with, separate, cut... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | sḱēy- | to shine; to shimmer; shadow; luster, gloss,... |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | skaidą | separation, distinction |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | skÁit- | to cut, part, spearate, divide; to cut, part,... |