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English word flight comes from Proto-Indo-European *plewd-, Proto-Indo-European *pleuk-, Proto-Germanic - þiz, and later Proto-Germanic *fleuhaną (To escape. To flee.)
*plewd- (Proto-Indo-European)
*pleuk- (Proto-Indo-European)
- þiz (Proto-Germanic)
*fleuhaną (Proto-Germanic)
To escape. To flee.
*fleuganą (Proto-Germanic)
To fly.
*fluhtiz (Proto-Germanic)
Act of fleeing, escape Act of flying, flight.
flyht (Old English)
Flight (the act of flying).
flight (English)
The act of fleeing.