Proto-Germanic

*fleuganą

‘to fly’

Every word has its own definition in its root. These English words share one: Proto-Germanic *fleuganą.

10 English words in this record descend from Proto-Germanic *fleuganą, most familiar first.

• flight ← flyht ← *fluhti ← *fleugan
• fly ← flei ← flēgan ← *fleugan
• flew ← flēag ← *flaug
• flown ← flowen ← flogen ← flēogan ← *fleugan
• fowl ← foul ← fugol ← *fugl ← *fuglaz
• flay ← flayen ← flīeġan ← *flaugijaną
• flugelhorn ← Flügel ← vlügel ← *flugil ← *flugilaz
• flugel ← vlügel ← *flugil ← *flugilaz
• befly ← biflien ← beflēogan ← flēogan ← *fleugan
• fley ← fleyen ← flīeġan ← *flaugijaną

Etymograph / Proto-Germanic *fleuganą