Where does “flitzen” come from?

flitzen (Luxembourgish) comes from German flitzen, from German Flitz, from Vulgar Latin *fleccia, from Frankish fliukkija, from Proto-Germanic fleuganą, from Proto-Indo-European plewk-, from Proto-Indo-European plew- — to fly, flow, run.

flitzen (Luxembourgish): to speed, to whiz

Definitions

  1. to speed, to whiz

Ancestry of “flitzen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanflitzento speed, to whiz, to rush
2GermanFlitzarrow
3Vulgar Latin*fleccia—
4Frankishfliukkija—
5Proto-Germanicfleuganąto fly
6Proto-Indo-Europeanplewk-to fly, flow, run; to splash, to flap with hands
7Proto-Indo-Europeanplew-to fly, flow, run
Every word from Proto-Indo-European plew- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European plewk- →Every word from Proto-Germanic fleuganą →