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Where does “flaugijaną” come from?

flaugijaną (Proto-Germanic) comes from Proto-Germanic fleuganą, from Proto-Indo-European plewk-, from Proto-Indo-European plew- — to fly, flow, run.

flaugijaną (Proto-Germanic): to cause to fly, let fly; to make flee, put to...

Definitions

  1. to cause to fly, let fly; to make flee, put to...

Ancestry of “flaugijaną”, step by step

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

Words derived from “flaugijaną”

  • flay
  • flayer
  • fley
  • flaysome
  • flayeth
  • flayest
  • fleien
  • flayen
  • flaien
  • flīeġan
  • fleygja
  • fleygja
  • fløghia
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