Where does “flian” come from?

flian (Old Dutch) comes from Proto-Germanic fleuhaną, from Proto-Indo-European plewk-, from Proto-Indo-European plew- — to fly, flow, run.

flian (Old Dutch): to flee

Definitions

  1. to flee

Ancestry of “flian”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicfleuhanąto flee; to escape
2Proto-Indo-Europeanplewk-to fly, flow, run; to splash, to flap with hands
3Proto-Indo-Europeanplew-to fly, flow, run
Every word from Proto-Indo-European plew- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European plewk- →Every word from Proto-Germanic fleuhaną →