Where does “vlijen” come from?
vlijen (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.
vlijen (Dutch): to lay, to place; to lie down, to sit down; to...
Definitions
- to lay, to place; to lie down, to sit down; to...
Ancestry of “vlijen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle Dutch | vliën | — |
| 2 | Old Dutch | flion | — |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | fleuhan | to flee |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | fleuhaną | to flee; to escape |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | plewk- | to fly, flow, run; to splash, to flap with hands |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | plew- | to fly, flow, run |
Words derived from “vlijen”