Where does “Fluchtweg” come from?

Fluchtweg (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.

Fluchtweg (German): escape route

Definitions

  1. escape route

Ancestry of “Fluchtweg”, step by step

Fluchtweg 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 weg

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanwegaway; gone, not there; minus
2Germanenwec
3Old High Germanwegway
4Proto-West Germanicwegway, road
5Proto-Germanicwēgazwave; sea
6Proto-Indo-Europeanweǵʰ-to bring; to transport
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pel-Every word from Proto-Indo-European pleḱ-Every word from Proto-Germanic flehtaną