Where does “flen” come from?
flen (Middle English) comes from Old English flēon, from Proto-West Germanic fleuhan, from Proto-Germanic fleuhaną, from Proto-Indo-European plewk-, from Proto-Indo-European plew- — to fly, flow, run.
flen (Middle English): plural of fle
Ancestry of “flen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old English | flēon | — |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | fleuhan | to flee |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | fleuhaną | to flee; to escape |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | plewk- | to fly, flow, run; to splash, to flap with hands |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | plew- | to fly, flow, run |