Where does “fliinj” come from?
fliinj (North Frisian) comes from Old Frisian fliāga, from Proto-West Germanic fleugan, from Proto-Germanic fleuganą, from Proto-Indo-European plewk-, from Proto-Indo-European plew- — to fly, flow, run.
fliinj (North Frisian): to fly
Ancestry of “fliinj”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Frisian | fliāga | — |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | fleugan | to fly |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | fleuganą | to fly |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | plewk- | to fly, flow, run; to splash, to flap with hands |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | plew- | to fly, flow, run |