Where does “outfleme” come from?
outfleme (Middle English) comes from Middle English fleme, from Old English flīema, from Old English flīeman, from Old English flēam, from Norwegian Nynorsk flaum, from Middle High German phlūme, from Old High German phlūma, from Latin plūma — to fly, flow, run.
outfleme (Middle English): one who is banished; an exile
Definitions
- one who is banished; an exile
Ancestry of “outfleme”, step by step
outfleme traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Middle English fleme
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | fleme | Alternative form of flewme |
| 2 | Old English | flīema | fugitive, exile, outlaw |
| 3 | Old English | flīeman | to put to flight, drive away, banish |
| 4 | Old English | flēam | fleeing; flight; rush; flight |
| 5 | Norwegian Nynorsk | flaum | flood |
| 6 | Middle High German | phlūme | — |
| 7 | Old High German | phlūma | — |
| 8 | Latin | plūma | feather, plume |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | plouksmā | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | plúnksneh₂ | feather |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | plú-n-k- | — |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | plewk- | to fly, flow, run; to splash, to flap with hands |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | plew- | to fly, flow, run |