English

flightsome

From flight + -some.

Formed from flight + -some

Proto-Indo-European *plewk- ‘to fly’

Proto-Germanic *fleuganą ‘to fly’

Proto-West Germanic *fluhti ‘flight’

Old English flyht ‘flight’

Middle English flight

Today it means

adj Marked by flight or fleeing; apt or prone to flee or take off; (by extension) not dependable; irresponsible; flaky

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / flightsome