Where does “witherfluht” come from?

witherfluht (Old Dutch) comes from Old Dutch fluht, 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.

witherfluht (Old Dutch): hideaway, sanctuary

Definitions

  1. hideaway, sanctuary

Ancestry of “witherfluht”, step by step

witherfluht traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Dutch fluht

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchfluhtrefuge
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

via Old Dutch wither

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchwither—
2Proto-West Germanicwiþrtoward, against
3Proto-Germanicwiþrątoward, against
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwī-tero-further apart
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwiapart, asunder; away from, against
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