Where does “vliehen” come from?

vliehen (Middle High German) comes from Old High German fliohan, from Proto-West Germanic fleuhan, from Proto-Germanic fleuhaną, from Proto-Indo-European plewk-, from Proto-Indo-European plew- — to fly, flow, run.

vliehen (Middle High German): to flee

Definitions

  1. to flee

Ancestry of “vliehen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanfliohanto flee
2Proto-West Germanicfleuhanto flee
3Proto-Germanicfleuhanąto flee; to escape
4Proto-Indo-Europeanplewk-to fly, flow, run; to splash, to flap with hands
5Proto-Indo-Europeanplew-to fly, flow, run

Words derived from “vliehen”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European plew- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European plewk- →Every word from Proto-Germanic fleuhaną →
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