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 Dutchvliënto flee
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

Words derived from “vlieden”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European plew- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European plewk- →Every word from Proto-Germanic fleuhaną →