Where does “entflohen” come from?

entflohen (German) comes from German flōh, from Middle High German vlō(ch), from Old High German flōh, from Proto-West Germanic flauh, from Proto-Germanic flauhaz, from Proto-Indo-European plówkos, from Proto-Indo-European plúsis — flea.

entflohen (German): to flea, deflea try to rid of fleas

Definitions

  1. to flea, deflea try to rid of fleas

Ancestry of “entflohen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanflōhflea parasitic insect
2Middle High Germanvlō(ch)—
3Old High Germanflōh—
4Proto-West Germanicflauhflea
5Proto-Germanicflauhazflea
6Proto-Indo-Europeanplówkos—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanplúsisflea
Every word from Proto-Indo-European plúsis →