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Where does “flyout” come from?

Flyout comes from English fly, from Middle English flien, from Old English flȳġe, from Proto-Germanic fleuganą, from Proto-Indo-European plew- meaning to flow or move swiftly.

flyout (English): Alternative form of fly out; A popup menu that...

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  1. Alternative form of fly out; A popup menu that...

Ancestry of “flyout”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishflyAny insect of the order Diptera; characterized by...
2Middle EnglishflienTo fly; to travel in the air; To move in the sky;...
3Old Englishflēoganto fly
4Old English-endeequivalent of English -ing; suffix for present...
5Proto-West Germanic*-andī—
6Proto-Germanic-andz—
7Proto-Indo-European-óntsDerives nouns denoting body parts
8Hungarianöntto pour; to cast; accusative singular of ön
9Hungarianönyou
10Hungarianön-self-
11Turkishönfront
12Ottoman Turkishاوك—
13Proto-Turkicǖnsound, voice
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