Where does “flyht” come from?

flyht (Old English) comes 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.

flyht (Old English): flight

Definitions

  1. flight

Ancestry of “flyht”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanic*fluhtīact of flying, flight
2Proto-Germanic*fluhtiją—
3Proto-Germanicflehtanąto plait, to weave
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpleḱ-to fold, plait, weave
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpel-to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold

Words derived from “flyht”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pleḱ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic flehtaną →
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