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Where does “flēoge” come from?

flēoge (Old English) comes from Proto-West Germanic *fleugā.

flēoge (Old English): a fly; fly

Definitions

  1. a fly; fly

Ancestry of “flēoge”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanic*fleugā—

Words derived from “flēoge”

  • fly
  • flown
  • flyer
  • flywheel
  • flier
  • dragonfly
  • firefly
  • flyout
  • gadfly
  • whitefly
  • flycatcher
  • flyleaf
  • mayfly
  • flyover
  • housefly
  • flypaper
  • flyaway
  • flyball
  • sawfly
  • flytrap
  • damselfly
  • overflown
  • flyback
  • blackfly
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