Where does “fleest” come from?
fleest (English) comes from English flee, from Middle English flen, from Old English flēon, from Proto-West Germanic fleuhan, from Proto-Germanic fleuhaną, from Proto-Indo-European plewk-, from Proto-Indo-European plew- — to fly, flow, run.
fleest (English): second-person singular simple present form of...
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- second-person singular simple present form of...
Ancestry of “fleest”, step by step
fleest traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English flee
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | flee | To run away; to escape; To escape from; To... |
| 2 | Middle English | flen | plural of fle |
| 3 | Old English | flēon | to flee |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | fleuhan | to flee |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | fleuhaną | to flee; to escape |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | plewk- | to fly, flow, run; to splash, to flap with hands |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | plew- | to fly, flow, run |
via English Est
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Est | established |
| 2 | Middle English | este | grace, est, favour; pleasure, enjoyment, fun;... |
| 3 | Old English | ēst | will, consent, favour, grace, liberality,... |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *ansti | favour |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | anstiz | favour, affection |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | unnaną | to grant, bestow |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ān- | to notice; face, mouth |