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Where does β€œπŒ°π†πŒΈπŒ»πŒΉπŒΏπŒ·πŒ°πŒ½β€ come from?

πŒ°π†πŒΈπŒ»πŒΉπŒΏπŒ·πŒ°πŒ½ (Gothic) comes from Gothic 𐌸𐌻𐌹𐌿𐌷𐌰𐌽, from Proto-Germanic fleuhanΔ…, from Proto-Indo-European plewk-, from Proto-Indo-European plew- β€” to fly, flow, run.

πŒ°π†πŒΈπŒ»πŒΉπŒΏπŒ·πŒ°πŒ½ (Gothic): to flee

Definitions

  1. to flee

Ancestry of β€œπŒ°π†πŒΈπŒ»πŒΉπŒΏπŒ·πŒ°πŒ½β€, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Gothic𐌸𐌻𐌹𐌿𐌷𐌰𐌽to flee, escape
2Proto-GermanicfleuhanΔ…to flee; to escape
3Proto-Indo-Europeanplewk-to fly, flow, run; to splash, to flap with hands
4Proto-Indo-Europeanplew-to fly, flow, run
Every word from Proto-Indo-European plew- β†’