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Where does “fleugǭ” come from?

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

fleugǭ (Proto-Germanic): flying insect, fly

Definitions

  1. flying insect, fly

Ancestry of “fleugǭ”, 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 “fleugǭ”

  • fly
  • flown
  • flyer
  • flywheel
  • flier
  • dragonfly
  • firefly
  • flyout
  • gadfly
  • whitefly
  • flycatcher
  • flyleaf
  • mayfly
  • flyover
  • housefly
  • flypaper
  • flyaway
  • flyball
  • sawfly
  • flytrap
  • damselfly
  • overflown
  • flyback
  • blackfly
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