Where does “Hupsflieej” come from?

Hupsflieej (Plautdietsch) comes from Plautdietsch Flieej, from Middle Low German vlēge, from Old Saxon flioga, from Proto-West Germanic *fleugā — fly.

Hupsflieej (Plautdietsch): flea

Definitions

  1. flea

Ancestry of “Hupsflieej”, step by step

Hupsflieej traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Plautdietsch Flieej

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1PlautdietschFlieejfly (insect)
2Middle Low Germanvlēge
3Old Saxonflioga
4Proto-West Germanic*fleugāfly

via Plautdietsch Hups

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1PlautdietschHups
Every word from Proto-West Germanic *fleugāEvery word from Old Saxon fliogaEvery word from Middle Low German vlēge
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