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; to diverge; to flee from ; to...
Definitions
- to flee; to escape; to diverge; to flee from ; to...
Ancestry of “fliehen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle High German | vliehen | — |
| 2 | Old High German | fliohan | to flee |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | fleuhan | to flee |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | fleuhaną | to flee; to escape |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | plewk- | to fly, flow, run; to splash, to flap with hands |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | plew- | to fly, flow, run |
Words derived from “fliehen”