Where does “flya” come from?

flya (Old Swedish) comes from Old Norse flýja, from Proto-Germanic fleuhaną, from Proto-Indo-European plewk-, from Proto-Indo-European plew- — to fly, flow, run.

Ancestry of “flya”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseflýjato 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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European plew- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European plewk- →Every word from Proto-Germanic fleuhaną →