Where does “vluchtelinge” come from?
vluchtelinge (Dutch) comes from Dutch vluchteling, from Dutch vluchten, from Middle Dutch vluchten, from Middle Dutch vlucht, from Old Dutch fluht, from Proto-West Germanic *fluhtī, from Proto-Germanic *fluhtiją, from Proto-Germanic flehtaną — to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold.
Ancestry of “vluchtelinge”, step by step
vluchtelinge traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch vluchteling
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | vluchteling | refugee |
| 2 | Dutch | vluchten | to flee |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | vluchten | to bring to a safe place; to hide, to conceal; to... |
| 4 | Middle Dutch | vlucht | flight, escape; flight, act of flying; speed |
| 5 | Old Dutch | fluht | refuge |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | *fluhtī | act of flying, flight |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | *fluhtiją | — |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | flehtaną | to plait, to weave |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pleḱ- | to fold, plait, weave |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | pel- | to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold |
via Dutch e
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | e | — |