Where does “flēon” come from?

flēon (Old English) comes from Proto-West Germanic fleuhan, from Proto-Germanic fleuhaną, from Proto-Indo-European plewk-, from Proto-Indo-European plew- — to fly, flow, run.

flēon (Old English): to flee

Definitions

  1. to flee

Ancestry of “flēon”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanicfleuhanto flee
2Proto-Germanicfleuhanąto flee; to escape
3Proto-Indo-Europeanplewk-to fly, flow, run; to splash, to flap with hands
4Proto-Indo-Europeanplew-to fly, flow, run

Words derived from “flēon”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European plew- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European plewk- →Every word from Proto-Germanic fleuhaną →