Where does “flügge” come from?

flügge (German) comes from Middle High German vlücke, from Old High German flucki, from Proto-Germanic *flugi, from Proto-Germanic flugjaz, from Proto-Indo-European plewk-, from Proto-Indo-European plew- — to fly, flow, run.

flügge (German): fully fledged; grown-up, independent

Definitions

  1. fully fledged; grown-up, independent

Ancestry of “flügge”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanvlücke—
2Old High Germanfluckifully fledged
3Proto-Germanic*flugi—
4Proto-Germanicflugjazable to fly, fledged
5Proto-Indo-Europeanplewk-to fly, flow, run; to splash, to flap with hands
6Proto-Indo-Europeanplew-to fly, flow, run
Every word from Proto-Indo-European plew- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European plewk- →Every word from Proto-Germanic flugjaz →
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