Where does “פֿליִען” come from?

פֿליִען (Yiddish) comes from Middle High German vliegen, from Old High German fliogan, from Proto-West Germanic fleugan, from Proto-Germanic fleuganą, from Proto-Indo-European plewk-, from Proto-Indo-European plew- — to fly, flow, run.

פֿליִען (Yiddish): to fly; plural of פֿלי

Definitions

  1. to fly; plural of פֿלי

Ancestry of “פֿליִען”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanvliegento fly
2Old High Germanflioganto fly
3Proto-West Germanicfleuganto fly
4Proto-Germanicfleuganąto fly
5Proto-Indo-Europeanplewk-to fly, flow, run; to splash, to flap with hands
6Proto-Indo-Europeanplew-to fly, flow, run

Words derived from “פֿליִען”

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