Where does “Flucht” come from?
Flucht (German) comes 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.
Flucht (German): escape, flight; line, alignment; suite, line of...
Definitions
- escape, flight; line, alignment; suite, line of...
Ancestry of “Flucht”, step by step
Flucht traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Middle Low German vlucht
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle Low German | vlucht | — |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | *fluhtī | act of flying, flight |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | *fluhtiją | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | flehtaną | to plait, to weave |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | pleḱ- | to fold, plait, weave |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | pel- | to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold |