Where does “ontvluchten” come from?
ontvluchten (Dutch) comes from Dutch vluchten, from Middle Dutch vluchten, 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- — to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold.
ontvluchten (Dutch): to flee
Ancestry of “ontvluchten”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Dutch | vluchten | to flee |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | vluchten | to bring to a safe place; to hide, to conceal; to... |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | vlucht | flight, escape; flight, act of flying; speed |
| 4 | Old Dutch | fluht | — |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | *fluhtī | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | *fluhtiją | — |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | flehtaną | to plait, to weave |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pleḱ- | to fold, plait, weave |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pel- | to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold |