Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/fleuhaną

This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Probably from Proto-Indo-European *plewk-, enlargement of *plew- (“flow”), assuming that the þ- in Gothic 𐌸𐌻𐌹𐌿𐌷𐌰𐌽 (þliuhan) was secondary (with sound change *fl- > þl-).^[1] Kroonen instead believes that the Gothic þ- was primary; if that was the case *fleuganą would have influenced its replacement by f- elsewhere in Germanic. He assigns no etymology.^[2]

• IPA^(key): /ˈɸleu̯.xɑ.nɑ̃/

*fleuhaną^[2][1]

1. to flee
2. to escape

Note: The past non-singular forms are identical with those of *fleuganą.

• *flaumaz

• Proto-West Germanic: *fleuhan
  • Old English: flēon
    • Middle English: flen, fleon
      • English: flee
      • Scots: flee
      • ⇒ Yola: flaadhokes
  • Old Frisian: fliā
  • Old Saxon: fliohan
  • Old Dutch: flian
    • Middle Dutch: vlien
      • Dutch: vlieden
        • Afrikaans: vlied
  • Old High German: fliohan
    • Middle High German: vliehen
      • Alemannic German: flie
      • German: fliehen
• Old Norse: flýja
  • Icelandic: flýja
  • Faroese: flýggja
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: fly
  • Norwegian Bokmål: fly
  • Elfdalian: fly
  • Old Swedish: flȳia, flȳa
    • Swedish: fly
  • Scanian: flý
  • Old Danish: flȳ
    • Danish: fly
  • Gutnish: flöi
• Gothic: 𐌸𐌻𐌹𐌿𐌷𐌰𐌽 (þliuhan)