Where does “fliehen” come from?

fliehen (German) comes from Middle High German vliehen, from Old High German fliohan, from Proto-West Germanic fleuhan, from Proto-Germanic fleuhaną, from Proto-Indo-European plewk-, from Proto-Indo-European plew- — to fly, flow, run.

fliehen (German): to flee; to escape

Definitions

  1. to flee; to escape

Ancestry of “fliehen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanvliehento flee
2Old High Germanfliohanto flee
3Proto-West Germanicfleuhanto flee
4Proto-Germanicfleuhanąto flee; to escape
5Proto-Indo-Europeanplewk-to fly, flow, run; to splash, to flap with hands
6Proto-Indo-Europeanplew-to fly, flow, run

Words derived from “fliehen”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European plew- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European plewk- →Every word from Proto-Germanic fleuhaną →