Fly etymology

English

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.)

Detailed word origin of fly

Dictionary entry Language Definition
*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 [...]

Words with the same origin as fly

Descendants of *plewk-

butterfly flight frog