Where does “Fluchtgefahr” come from?

Fluchtgefahr (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.

Fluchtgefahr (German): flight risk

Definitions

  1. flight risk

Ancestry of “Fluchtgefahr”, step by step

Fluchtgefahr traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Flucht

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanFluchtescape, flight; line, alignment; suite, line of...
2Middle Low Germanvlucht
3Proto-West Germanic*fluhtīact of flying, flight
4Proto-Germanic*fluhtiją
5Proto-Germanicflehtanąto plait, to weave
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpleḱ-to fold, plait, weave
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpel-to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold

via German gefahr

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germangefahrdanger, hazard, peril, risk
2Middle High Germangevāredanger
3Old High Germanfāraambush, danger, deceit
4Proto-Germanicfērōdanger
5Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pel-