Where does “wegvliegen” come from?
wegvliegen (Dutch) comes from Dutch vliegen, from Middle Dutch vliegen, from Old Dutch fliegan, from Proto-Germanic flaugijaną, from Proto-Germanic fleuganą, from Proto-Indo-European plewk-, from Proto-Indo-European plew- — to fly, flow, run.
wegvliegen (Dutch): to fly away; to flee, to swiftly run away
Definitions
- to fly away; to flee, to swiftly run away
Ancestry of “wegvliegen”, step by step
wegvliegen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch vliegen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | vliegen | to fly; to steer an aircraft, to fly; to soar, to... |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | vliegen | to fly; to soar; to move quickly |
| 3 | Old Dutch | fliegan | to fly |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | flaugijaną | to cause to fly, let fly; to make flee, put to... |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | fleuganą | to fly |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | plewk- | to fly, flow, run; to splash, to flap with hands |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | plew- | to fly, flow, run |