Where does “Fleech” come from?

Fleech (Central Franconian) comes from Old High German flioga, from Proto-Germanic fleugǭ, from Proto-Germanic fleuganą, from Proto-Indo-European plewk-, from Proto-Indo-European plew- — to fly, flow, run.

Fleech (Central Franconian): fly

Definitions

  1. fly

Ancestry of “Fleech”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanfliogafly
2Proto-Germanicfleugǭflying insect, fly
3Proto-Germanicfleuganąto fly
4Proto-Indo-Europeanplewk-to fly, flow, run; to splash, to flap with hands
5Proto-Indo-Europeanplew-to fly, flow, run
Every word from Proto-Indo-European plew- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European plewk- →Every word from Proto-Germanic fleuganą →