Where does “flue” come from?

Flue derives from Middle English flue, of uncertain origin and meaning.

flue (English): A pipe or duct that carries gaseous combustion...

Definitions

  1. A pipe or duct that carries gaseous combustion...

Ancestry of “flue”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle EnglishflueAlternative form of flowen
2Old Englishflewsaflow, flux, issue; bodily issue, oozing;...
3Proto-Germanicflōwisôflow, flux
4Proto-Indo-Europeanplew-to fly, flow, run

Words derived from “flue”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European plew- →Every word from Proto-Germanic flōwisô →Every word from Old English flewsa →