English

in-flight

From in + flight.

A compound of in + flight

Proto-Indo-European *h₁én ‘in’

Proto-Germanic *in

Proto-West Germanic *in

Old English in

Middle English in ‘inside’

English in

Proto-Indo-European *plewk- ‘to fly’

Proto-Germanic *fleuganą ‘to fly’

Proto-West Germanic *fluhti ‘flight’

Old English flyht ‘flight’

Middle English flight

Today it means

adj occurring, or provided for use during a flight

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / in-flight