Where does “פֿליג” come from?

פֿליג (Yiddish) comes from Middle High German fliege, from Old High German flioga, from Proto-Germanic fleugǭ, from Proto-Germanic fleuganą, from Proto-Indo-European plewk-, from Proto-Indo-European plew- — to fly, flow, run.

פֿליג (Yiddish): fly insect of the family Muscidae

Definitions

  1. fly insect of the family Muscidae

Ancestry of “פֿליג”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanfliege—
2Old High Germanfliogafly
3Proto-Germanicfleugǭflying insect, 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 “פֿליג”

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