Where does “Flew” come from?

Flew (English) comes from Middle English flew, from Old English flēag, from Proto-Germanic flaug, from Proto-Germanic fleuganą, from Proto-Indo-European plewk-, from Proto-Indo-European plew- — to fly, flow, run.

Flew (English): The thick, dangling upper lip of certain breeds of dog, or the canine equivalent of the upper lip

Definitions

  1. The thick, dangling upper lip of certain breeds of dog, or the canine equivalent of the upper lip

Ancestry of “Flew”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishflew—
2Old Englishflēag—
3Proto-Germanicflaug—
4Proto-Germanicfleuganąto fly
5Proto-Indo-Europeanplewk-to fly, flow, run; to splash, to flap with hands
6Proto-Indo-Europeanplew-to fly, flow, run

Words derived from “Flew”

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