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Where does “gipsvlucht” come from?

gipsvlucht (Dutch) comes from Dutch vlucht, from Middle Dutch vlucht, from Old Dutch fluht, 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.

gipsvlucht (Dutch): homeward flight for people who got injured on...

Definitions

  1. homeward flight for people who got injured on...

Ancestry of “gipsvlucht”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchvluchtflight; swarm; escape, flight
2Middle Dutchvluchtflight, escape; flight, act of flying; speed
3Old Dutchfluht—
4Proto-West Germanic*fluhtī—
5Proto-Germanic*fluhtiją—
6Proto-Germanicflehtanąto plait, to weave
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpleḱ-to fold, plait, weave
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpel-to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold
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