Where does “flie” come from?

flie (Middle English) comes from Old English flȳġe, from Proto-Germanic fleugǭ, from Proto-Germanic fleuganą, from Proto-Indo-European plewk-, from Proto-Indo-European plew- — to fly, flow, run.

flie (Middle English): Alternative form of flye

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of flye

Ancestry of “flie”, step by step

flie traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old English flȳġe

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishflȳġe(a) flight, flying
2Proto-Germanicfleugǭflying insect, fly
3Proto-Germanicfleuganąto fly
4Proto-Indo-Europeanplewk-to fly, flow, run; to splash, to flap with hands
5Proto-Indo-Europeanplew-to fly, flow, run

via Old English flēoge

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishflēogea fly; fly
2Proto-West Germanic*fleugāfly
Every word from Proto-Indo-European plew- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European plewk- →Every word from Proto-Germanic fleuganą →
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