Where does “flue” come from?

flue (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Danish flue, from Old Danish flughæ, from Old Norse fluga, from Proto-Germanic flugǭ, from Proto-Germanic fleuganą, from Proto-Indo-European plewk-, from Proto-Indo-European plew- — to fly, flow, run.

flue (Norwegian Bokmål): a fly

Definitions

  1. a fly

Ancestry of “flue”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishfluefly
2Old Danishflughæ—
3Old Norseflugafly
4Proto-Germanicflugǭflying insect, fly
5Proto-Germanicfleuganąto fly
6Proto-Indo-Europeanplewk-to fly, flow, run; to splash, to flap with hands
7Proto-Indo-Europeanplew-to fly, flow, run

Words derived from “flue”

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