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
Ancestry of “flèche”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle French | fleche | arrow |
| 2 | Old French | fleche | arrow |
| 3 | Vulgar Latin | *fleccia | — |
| 4 | Frankish | fliukkija | — |
| 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 |
Words derived from “flèche”