Where does “flew” come from?

flew (Middle English) comes from Old English flēag, from Proto-Germanic flaug, from Proto-Germanic fleuganą, from Proto-Indo-European plewk-, from Proto-Indo-European plew- — to fly, flow, run.

Ancestry of “flew”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishflēag—
2Proto-Germanicflaug—
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 “flew”

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