Where does “segelflygplan” come from?

segelflygplan (Swedish) comes from Swedish flygplan, 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.

segelflygplan (Swedish): a sailplane (glider)

Definitions

  1. a sailplane (glider)

Ancestry of “segelflygplan”, step by step

segelflygplan traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish flygplan

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishflygplanaeroplane
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 segel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishsegelsail; a piece of fabric attached to a boat
2Old Norseseglsail
3Proto-Germanicsegląsheet; sail
4Proto-Germanicsiglą—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European plew- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European plewk- →Every word from Proto-Germanic fleuganą →