Where does “flugvikt” come from?

flugvikt (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.

flugvikt (Swedish): flyweight weight class in certain sports

Definitions

  1. flyweight weight class in certain sports

Ancestry of “flugvikt”, step by step

flugvikt 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 vikt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishviktweight, mass; a weight; importance of something

Words derived from “flugvikt

Every word from Proto-Indo-European plew-Every word from Proto-Indo-European plewk-Every word from Proto-Germanic fleuganą