Where does “flukt” come from?

flukt (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Middle Low German vlucht, from Proto-West Germanic *fluhtī, from Proto-Germanic *fluhtiją, from Proto-Germanic flehtaną, from Proto-Indo-European pleḱ-, from Proto-Indo-European pel- — to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold.

flukt (Norwegian Bokmål): flight, escape

Definitions

  1. flight, escape

Ancestry of “flukt”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germanvlucht—
2Proto-West Germanic*fluhtīact of flying, flight
3Proto-Germanic*fluhtiją—
4Proto-Germanicflehtanąto plait, to weave
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpleḱ-to fold, plait, weave
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpel-to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold

Words derived from “flukt”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pleḱ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic flehtaną →
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