Where does “Flüchtling” come from?
Flüchtling (German) comes from German Flucht, from Middle Low German vlucht, from Proto-West Germanic *fluhtī, from Proto-Germanic *fluhtiją, from Proto-Germanic flehtaną, from Proto-Indo-European pleḱ-, from Proto-Indo-European pel- — to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold.
Flüchtling (German): fugitive; refugee; escapee
Definitions
- fugitive; refugee; escapee
Ancestry of “Flüchtling”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | German | Flucht | escape, flight; line, alignment; suite, line of... |
| 2 | Middle Low German | vlucht | — |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | *fluhtī | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | *fluhtiją | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | flehtaną | to plait, to weave |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | pleḱ- | to fold, plait, weave |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | pel- | to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold |
Words derived from “Flüchtling”