English
flightcase
From flight + case.
Proto-Indo-European *plewk- ‘to fly’
Proto-Germanic *fleuganą ‘to fly’
Proto-West Germanic *fluhti ‘flight’
Old English flyht ‘flight’
Middle English flight
English flight
Proto-Indo-European *ḱh₂d- ‘to fall’
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Latin cadō ‘to fall’
Latin cāsus ‘a fall; accident, chance’
Old French cas ‘an event’
Middle English cas
English case
Today it means
noun A case for safely transporting large, delicate items (usually specialized equipment).
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / flightcase