Where does “fliogan” come from?

fliogan (Old High German) comes from Proto-West Germanic fleugan, from Proto-Germanic fleuganą, from Proto-Indo-European plewk-, from Proto-Indo-European plew- — to fly, flow, run.

fliogan (Old High German): to fly

Definitions

  1. to fly

Ancestry of “fliogan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanicfleuganto fly
2Proto-Germanicfleuganąto fly
3Proto-Indo-Europeanplewk-to fly, flow, run; to splash, to flap with hands
4Proto-Indo-Europeanplew-to fly, flow, run

Words derived from “fliogan”

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