Where does “fleantúch” come from?

fleantúch (West Frisian) comes from West Frisian fleane, from Old Frisian fliāga, from Proto-West Germanic fleugan, from Proto-Germanic fleuganą, from Proto-Indo-European plewk-, from Proto-Indo-European plew- — to fly, flow, run.

fleantúch (West Frisian): airplane

Definitions

  1. airplane

Ancestry of “fleantúch”, step by step

fleantúch traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via West Frisian fleane

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1West Frisianfleaneto fly
2Old Frisianfliāgato fly
3Proto-West Germanicfleuganto fly
4Proto-Germanicfleuganąto fly
5Proto-Indo-Europeanplewk-to fly, flow, run; to splash, to flap with hands
6Proto-Indo-Europeanplew-to fly, flow, run

via West Frisian túch

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1West Frisiantúchrig, rigging
2Old Frisiantiūch—
3Proto-Germanictiugijąstuff, gear, device
4Proto-Germanicteuhanąto lead; to pull behind oneself, draw, drag
5Proto-Indo-Europeandewk-to pull, to draw; to lead
Every word from Proto-Indo-European plew- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European plewk- →Every word from Proto-Germanic fleuganą →
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