Where does “fly” come from?

fly (Swedish) comes from Old Swedish flȳia, from Old Norse flýja, from Proto-Germanic fleuhaną, from Proto-Indo-European plewk-, from Proto-Indo-European plew- — to fly, flow, run.

fly (Swedish): to flee, to run away, to escape; to pass, to go...

Definitions

  1. to flee, to run away, to escape; to pass, to go...

Ancestry of “fly”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Swedishflȳiato flee, to escape
2Old Norseflýjato flee
3Proto-Germanicfleuhanąto flee; to escape
4Proto-Indo-Europeanplewk-to fly, flow, run; to splash, to flap with hands
5Proto-Indo-Europeanplew-to fly, flow, run

Words derived from “fly”

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