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Where does “vlucht” come from?

vlucht (Dutch) comes 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-, from Proto-Indo-European pel- — to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold.

vlucht (Dutch): flight; swarm; escape, flight

Definitions

  1. flight; swarm; escape, flight

Ancestry of “vlucht”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchvluchtflight, escape; flight, act of flying; speed
2Old Dutchfluht—
3Proto-West Germanic*fluhtī—
4Proto-Germanic*fluhtiją—
5Proto-Germanicflehtanąto plait, to weave
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpleḱ-to fold, plait, weave
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpel-to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold

Words derived from “vlucht”

  • gipsvlucht
  • glijvlucht
  • vluchtweg
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pel- →