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Where does “plewd-” come from?

plewd- (Proto-Indo-European) comes from Proto-Indo-European plew- — to fly, flow, run.

plewd- (Proto-Indo-European): to fly, flow, run

Definitions

  1. to fly, flow, run

Ancestry of “plewd-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanplew-to fly, flow, run

Words derived from “plewd-”

  • floating
  • float
  • fleeting
  • flutter
  • afloat
  • flurry
  • flitting
  • flit
  • flotation
  • flotsam
  • fleetingly
  • floater
  • floatation
  • fluttery
  • flitter
  • aflutter
  • floaty
  • floatplane
  • flysch
  • fleetingness
  • floatable
  • flurrying
  • refloat
  • floatstone
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