Where does “überfliegen” come from?
überfliegen (German) comes from German fliegen, from Middle High German vliegen, from Old High German fliogan, from Proto-West Germanic fleugan, from Proto-Germanic fleuganą, from Proto-Indo-European plewk-, from Proto-Indo-European plew- — to fly, flow, run.
überfliegen (German): to fly over; to skim; flick through
Definitions
- to fly over; to skim; flick through
Ancestry of “überfliegen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | German | fliegen | to fly; to travel by air; to rush; to fly; to go... |
| 2 | Middle High German | vliegen | — |
| 3 | Old High German | fliogan | to fly |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | fleugan | to fly |
| 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 |