Where does “fley” come from?

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

fley (Middle English): Alternative form of fle; Alternative form of...

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of fle; Alternative form of...

Ancestry of “fley”, step by step

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