Where does “flee” come from?

flee (Middle English) comes from Middle English fle, from Old English flēa, from Proto-West Germanic flauh, from Proto-Germanic flauhaz, from Proto-Indo-European plówkos, from Proto-Indo-European plúsis — flea.

flee (Middle English): Alternative form of fle

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of fle

Ancestry of “flee”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishfleflea
2Old Englishflēa—
3Proto-West Germanicflauhflea
4Proto-Germanicflauhazflea
5Proto-Indo-Europeanplówkos—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanplúsisflea
Every word from Proto-Indo-European plúsis →Every word from Proto-Indo-European plówkos →Every word from Proto-Germanic flauhaz →