Where does “fleuhan” come from?

fleuhan (Proto-West Germanic) comes from Proto-Germanic fleuhaną, from Proto-Indo-European plewk-, from Proto-Indo-European plew- — to fly, flow, run.

fleuhan (Proto-West Germanic): to flee

Definitions

  1. to flee

Ancestry of “fleuhan”, step by step

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

Words derived from “fleuhan

Every word from Proto-Indo-European plew-Every word from Proto-Indo-European plewk-Every word from Proto-Germanic fleuhaną