Where does “fledge” come from?
fledge (English) comes from Middle English flegge, from Old English flyċġe, from Proto-West Germanic *flugi, from Proto-Germanic flugjaz, from Proto-Indo-European plewk-, from Proto-Indo-European plew- — to fly, flow, run.
fledge (English): To care for a young bird until it is capable of...
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- To care for a young bird until it is capable of...
Ancestry of “fledge”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | flegge | Able to fly; feathered, fledged |
| 2 | Old English | flyċġe | able to fly, fledged |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | *flugi | fledged, feathered |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | flugjaz | able to fly, fledged |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | plewk- | to fly, flow, run; to splash, to flap with hands |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | plew- | to fly, flow, run |