Where does “vliën” come from?

vliën (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch flion, from Proto-West Germanic fleuhan, from Proto-Germanic fleuhaną, from Proto-Indo-European plewk-, from Proto-Indo-European plew- — to fly, flow, run.

vliën (Middle Dutch): to flee

Definitions

  1. to flee

Ancestry of “vliën”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchflion—
2Proto-West Germanicfleuhanto flee
3Proto-Germanicfleuhanąto flee; to escape
4Proto-Indo-Europeanplewk-to fly, flow, run; to splash, to flap with hands
5Proto-Indo-Europeanplew-to fly, flow, run

Words derived from “vliën”

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