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Where does “vlueghel” come from?

vlueghel (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch flugil, from Proto-Germanic flugilaz, from Proto-Germanic fleuganą, from Proto-Indo-European plewk-, from Proto-Indo-European plew- — to fly, flow, run.

Ancestry of “vlueghel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchflugil—
2Proto-Germanicflugilazwing
3Proto-Germanicfleuganąto fly
4Proto-Indo-Europeanplewk-to fly, flow, run; to splash, to flap with hands
5Proto-Indo-Europeanplew-to fly, flow, run

Words derived from “vlueghel”

  • флюгер
  • vleugelpiano
  • vleugelspeelster
  • overvleugelen
  • vleugelspeler
  • vleugel
  • ფლუგერი
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