Where does “flèche” come from?

flèche (French) comes from Middle French fleche, from Old French fleche, from Vulgar Latin *fleccia, from Frankish fliukkija, from Proto-Germanic fleuganą, from Proto-Indo-European plewk-, from Proto-Indo-European plew- — to fly, flow, run.

flèche (French): arrow; spire; jib

Definitions

  1. arrow; spire; jib

Ancestry of “flèche”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Frenchflechearrow
2Old Frenchflechearrow
3Vulgar Latin*fleccia—
4Frankishfliukkija—
5Proto-Germanicfleuganąto fly
6Proto-Indo-Europeanplewk-to fly, flow, run; to splash, to flap with hands
7Proto-Indo-Europeanplew-to fly, flow, run

Words derived from “flèche”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European plew- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European plewk- →Every word from Proto-Germanic fleuganą →