Where does “stridsflyg” come from?

stridsflyg (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.

stridsflyg (Swedish): fighter aircraft

Definitions

  1. fighter aircraft

Ancestry of “stridsflyg”, step by step

stridsflyg 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 strid

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishstridrapid, swift, rich; a fight, a battle, a quarrel
2Old Swedishstridhstrife, war
3Old Norsestríðinflection of stríðr: ## positive degree strong...
4Proto-Germanicstrīdazbattle, fight
Every word from Proto-Indo-European plew-
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