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Where does “vlieden” come from?

vlieden (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch vliën, from Old Dutch flion, from Proto-West Germanic fleuhan, from Proto-Germanic fleuhaną, from Proto-Indo-European plewk-, from Proto-Indo-European plew- — to fly, flow, run.

vlieden (Dutch): to flee, leave quickly; to seek refuge; to...

Definitions

  1. to flee, leave quickly; to seek refuge; to...

Ancestry of “vlieden”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchvliën—
2Old Dutchflion—
3Proto-West Germanicfleuhanto flee
4Proto-Germanicfleuhanąto flee; to escape
5Proto-Indo-Europeanplewk-to fly, flow, run; to splash, to flap with hands
6Proto-Indo-Europeanplew-to fly, flow, run
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