Where does “flue” come from?

flue (Middle English) comes from Old English flewsa, from Proto-Germanic flōwisô, from Proto-Indo-European plew- — to fly, flow, run.

flue (Middle English): Alternative form of flowen

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of flowen

Ancestry of “flue”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishflewsaflow, flux, issue; bodily issue, oozing;...
2Proto-Germanicflōwisôflow, flux
3Proto-Indo-Europeanplew-to fly, flow, run

Words derived from “flue”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European plew- →Every word from Proto-Germanic flōwisô →Every word from Old English flewsa →