Where does “forflugi” come from?
forflugi (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.
forflugi (Esperanto): to fly away
Ancestry of “forflugi”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Esperanto | flugi | to fly |
| 2 | German | flug | — |
| 3 | Old High German | flug | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | flugiz | flight, flying |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | fleuganą | to fly |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | plewk- | to fly, flow, run; to splash, to flap with hands |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | plew- | to fly, flow, run |