Where does “ekflugi” come from?

ekflugi (Esperanto) comes from Esperanto flugi, from German flug, from Old High German flug, from Proto-Germanic flugiz, from Proto-Germanic fleuganą, from Proto-Indo-European plewk-, from Proto-Indo-European plew- — to fly, flow, run.

ekflugi (Esperanto): to take flight; to take off

Definitions

  1. to take flight; to take off

Ancestry of “ekflugi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Esperantoflugito fly
2Germanflugflight (in the air)
3Old High Germanflug—
4Proto-Germanicflugizflight, flying
5Proto-Germanicfleuganąto fly
6Proto-Indo-Europeanplewk-to fly, flow, run; to splash, to flap with hands
7Proto-Indo-Europeanplew-to fly, flow, run
Every word from Proto-Indo-European plew- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European plewk- →Every word from Proto-Germanic fleuganą →