Where does “fliegen” come from?

fliegen (German) comes from Middle High German vliegen, from Old High German fliogan, from Proto-West Germanic fleugan, from Proto-Germanic fleuganą, from Proto-Indo-European plewk-, from Proto-Indo-European plew- — to fly, flow, run.

fliegen (German): to fly; to travel by air; to rush; to fly; to go...

Definitions

  1. to fly; to travel by air; to rush; to fly; to go...

Ancestry of “fliegen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanvliegento fly
2Old High Germanflioganto fly
3Proto-West Germanicfleuganto fly
4Proto-Germanicfleuganąto fly
5Proto-Indo-Europeanplewk-to fly, flow, run; to splash, to flap with hands
6Proto-Indo-Europeanplew-to fly, flow, run

Words derived from “fliegen”

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