Where does “Flieejekaup” come from?
Flieejekaup (Plautdietsch) comes from Plautdietsch Flieej, from Middle Low German vlēge, from Old Saxon flioga, from Proto-West Germanic *fleugā — fly.
Flieejekaup (Plautdietsch): flyswatter
Definitions
- flyswatter
Ancestry of “Flieejekaup”, step by step
Flieejekaup traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Plautdietsch Flieej
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Plautdietsch | Flieej | fly (insect) |
| 2 | Middle Low German | vlēge | — |
| 3 | Old Saxon | flioga | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *fleugā | fly |
via Proto-Indo-European klaup-
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Indo-European | klaup- | — |