Where does “Fleeg” come from?

Fleeg (German Low German) comes from Middle Low German vlêge, from Old Saxon fliega, from Proto-Germanic fleugǭ, from Proto-Germanic fleuganą, from Proto-Indo-European plewk-, from Proto-Indo-European plew- — to fly, flow, run.

Fleeg (German Low German): fly

Definitions

  1. fly

Ancestry of “Fleeg”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germanvlêge—
2Old Saxonfliega—
3Proto-Germanicfleugǭflying insect, fly
4Proto-Germanicfleuganąto fly
5Proto-Indo-Europeanplewk-to fly, flow, run; to splash, to flap with hands
6Proto-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 →