Where does “flygstyrka” come from?

flygstyrka (Swedish) comes from Swedish styrka, from Old Swedish styrkia, from Old Norse styrkja, from Old Norse styrkr, from Proto-Germanic sturkiz, from Proto-Indo-European str̥gis.

flygstyrka (Swedish): an air force

Definitions

  1. an air force

Ancestry of “flygstyrka”, step by step

flygstyrka traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish styrka

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishstyrkastrength; force; a troop, a military force
2Old Swedishstyrkiato strengthen
3Old Norsestyrkja—
4Old Norsestyrkrstrength, bodily strength
5Proto-Germanicsturkizstrength, stiffness
6Proto-Indo-Europeanstr̥gis—

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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European str̥gis →Every word from Proto-Germanic sturkiz →Every word from Old Norse styrkr →