Where does “flugt” come from?

flugt (Danish) comes from Middle Low German vlucht, from Proto-West Germanic *fluhtī, from Proto-Germanic *fluhtiją, from Proto-Germanic flehtaną, from Proto-Indo-European pleḱ-, from Proto-Indo-European pel- — to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold.

flugt (Danish): escape, flight to get away from something

Definitions

  1. escape, flight to get away from something

Ancestry of “flugt”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germanvlucht—
2Proto-West Germanic*fluhtīact of flying, flight
3Proto-Germanic*fluhtiją—
4Proto-Germanicflehtanąto plait, to weave
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpleḱ-to fold, plait, weave
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpel-to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold

Words derived from “flugt”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pleḱ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic flehtaną →