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Where does “fled” come from?

fled (Romansch) comes from Latin flatus, from Latin flo, from Proto-Italic flāō, from Proto-Indo-European bʰleh₁-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰel-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl-.

fled (Romansch): breath

Definitions

  1. breath

Ancestry of “fled”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinflatusblowing, breathing, snorting; breath; breeze;...
2LatinfloI breathe, blow
3Proto-Italicflāō—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰleh₁-to bleat; to cry; to blow
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰel-to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰōl-—
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