Where does “flygfisk” come from?

flygfisk (Swedish) comes 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.

flygfisk (Swedish): a flying fish (tropical marine fish of the family Exocoetidae)

Definitions

  1. a flying fish (tropical marine fish of the family Exocoetidae)

Ancestry of “flygfisk”, step by step

flygfisk traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish flyga

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishflygato fly
2Old Swedishflȳghato fly
3Old Norsefljúgato fly
4Proto-Germanicfleuganąto fly
5Proto-Indo-Europeanplewk-to fly, flow, run; to splash, to flap with hands
6Proto-Indo-Europeanplew-to fly, flow, run

via Swedish fisk

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishfiskfish
2Old Swedishfiskerfish
3Old Norsefiskra fish
4Proto-Germanicfiskazfish
5Indo-European*peysk-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European plew- →