Where does “flight” come from?
Flight comes from Old English flyht, derived from Proto-Germanic fleuganą meaning to fly, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European plew- meaning to flow or move swiftly.
flight (English): The act of flying; An instance of flying; The act...
Definitions
- The act of flying; An instance of flying; The act...
Ancestry of “flight”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | flight | flight (act of flying) |
| 2 | Old English | flyht | flight |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | *fluhtī | act of flying, flight |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | *fluhtiją | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | flehtaną | to plait, to weave |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | pleḱ- | to fold, plait, weave |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | pel- | to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold |