Where does “flygtrafik” come from?

flygtrafik (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.

flygtrafik (Swedish): air traffic

Definitions

  1. air traffic

Ancestry of “flygtrafik”, step by step

flygtrafik 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 trafik

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishtrafiktraffic
2Italiantrafficotraffic; trade; activity, rush
3Vulgar Latintransfricareto rub across
4Latinfricōto rub
5LatinfrioI crumble, rub, or break into pieces
6Proto-Italic*friāō—

Words derived from “flygtrafik”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European plew- →