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

  1. to lay, to place; to lie down, to sit down; to...

Ancestry of “vlijen”, 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 “vlijen”

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