Where does “fljooge” come from?

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

fljooge (Saterland Frisian): to fly

Definitions

  1. to fly

Ancestry of “fljooge”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frisianfliāge—
2Proto-Germanicfleugǭflying insect, fly
3Proto-Germanicfleuganąto fly
4Proto-Indo-Europeanplewk-to fly, flow, run; to splash, to flap with hands
5Proto-Indo-Europeanplew-to fly, flow, run
Every word from Proto-Indo-European plew- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European plewk- →Every word from Proto-Germanic fleuganą →
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