English word fly comes from Proto-Indo-European *plewk-, Proto-Indo-European *plew-k-, Proto-Indo-European *pleuk-, and later Proto-Germanic *fleuganą (To fly.)
Dictionary entry | Language | Definition |
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*plewk- | Proto-Indo-European (ine) | |
*plew-k- | Proto-Indo-European (ine) | |
*pleuk- | Proto-Indo-European (ine) | |
*fleuganą | Proto-Germanic (gem-pro) | To fly. |
*fleugǭ | Proto-Germanic (gem-pro) | Flying insect, fly. |
fleogan | Old English (ca. 450-1100) (ang) | To fly, move quickly, flee. |
flēoġe | Old English (ca. 450-1100) (ang) | |
flēoge | Old English (ca. 450-1100) (ang) | |
flie | Middle English (1100-1500) (enm) | |
fly | English (en) | (fishing) A lightweight fishing lure resembling an insect.. (non-technical) Especially, any of the insects of the family Muscidae, such as the common housefly (other families of Diptera include mosquitoes and midges).. (obsolete) A parasite.. (obsolete) A witch's familiar.. (swimming) The butterfly stroke (plural is normally flys). (weightlifting) A chest exercise performed by moving [...] |