Where does “flīema” come from?
flīema (Old English) comes from Old English flīeman, from Old English flēam, from Norwegian Nynorsk flaum, from Middle High German phlūme, from Old High German phlūma, from Latin plūma, from Proto-Italic plouksmā, from Proto-Indo-European plúnksneh₂ — to fly, flow, run.
flīema (Old English): fugitive, exile, outlaw
Definitions
- fugitive, exile, outlaw
Ancestry of “flīema”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old English | flīeman | to put to flight, drive away, banish |
| 2 | Old English | flēam | fleeing; flight; rush; flight |
| 3 | Norwegian Nynorsk | flaum | flood |
| 4 | Middle High German | phlūme | — |
| 5 | Old High German | phlūma | — |
| 6 | Latin | plūma | feather, plume |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | plouksmā | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | plúnksneh₂ | feather |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | plú-n-k- | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | plewk- | to fly, flow, run; to splash, to flap with hands |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | plew- | to fly, flow, run |