Where does “flye” come from?

flye (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.

flye (Middle English): Any insect capable of motion in the air; A fly;...

Definitions

  1. Any insect capable of motion in the air; A fly;...

Ancestry of “flye”, step by step

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

Words derived from “flye”

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