Where does “flyghöna” come from?

flyghöna (Swedish) comes from Swedish flyg, 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.

Ancestry of “flyghöna”, step by step

flyghöna traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish flyg

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishflygairplane flight
2Swedishflygato fly
3Old Swedishflȳghato fly
4Old Norsefljúgato 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 hona

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishhonafemale
2Swedishhonshe; the third-person, singular, feminine pronoun...
3Old Swedishhōnshe
4Old Norsehónshe
5Proto-Norseᚺᚨᚾᚢ—
6Proto-Germanicainazone; some
7Proto-Indo-Europeanóynosone; single
Every word from Proto-Indo-European plew- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European plewk- →Every word from Proto-Germanic fleuganą →