Where does “fley” come from?

fley (Icelandic) comes from Old Norse fley, from Proto-Germanic flawją, from Proto-Indo-European plew- — to fly, flow, run.

fley (Icelandic): ship, boat

Definitions

  1. ship, boat

Ancestry of “fley”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsefley—
2Proto-Germanicflawjąship, vessel
3Proto-Indo-Europeanplew-to fly, flow, run
Every word from Proto-Indo-European plew- →Every word from Proto-Germanic flawją →Every word from Old Norse fley →