Where does “vluchtweg” come from?
vluchtweg (Dutch) comes from Dutch vlucht, 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.
vluchtweg (Dutch): emergency exit, fire exit; way out
Definitions
- emergency exit, fire exit; way out
Ancestry of “vluchtweg”, step by step
vluchtweg traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch vlucht
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | vlucht | flight; swarm; escape, flight |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | vlucht | flight, escape; flight, act of flying; speed |
| 3 | Old Dutch | fluht | refuge |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *fluhtī | act of flying, flight |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | *fluhtiją | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | flehtaną | to plait, to weave |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | pleḱ- | to fold, plait, weave |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pel- | to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold |