flugi (Proto-West Germanic)
Where does "flugi" come from?
The Proto-West Germanic adjective 'flugi' meaning 'fledged' or 'feathered'[1] descends from the Proto-Germanic 'flugjaz'[1][3]. This ancestral form is rooted in the Proto-Germanic verb 'fleuganą'[3], which itself stems from the Proto-Indo-European enlargement '*plewk-'[3][4]. This root '*plewk-' is an extension of the earlier Proto-Indo-European '*plew-', a term generally associated with meanings like 'to fly', 'flow', or 'run'[2][4].
Open questions
- The reconstructed Proto-Indo-European form '*plewk-' is an enlargement of the root '*plew-' and its exact derivation remains a linguistic proposal. [2] [3] [4]
Full etymology tree
- *flugi (Proto-West Germanic), 'fledged, feathered'
- inherited *flugjaz (Proto-Germanic), 'Having feathers, fledged.'
- derived *fleuganą (Proto-Germanic), 'to fly'
- inherited *plewk- (Proto-Indo-European), 'to fly, flow, run'
- derived *plew- (Proto-Indo-European), 'to fly, flow, run'
- inherited *plewk- (Proto-Indo-European), 'to fly, flow, run'
- derived *fleuganą (Proto-Germanic), 'to fly'
- inherited *flugjaz (Proto-Germanic), 'Having feathers, fledged.'
Ancestors
- *plewk- (Proto-Indo-European)
- *flugjaz (Proto-Germanic)
Descendants and derived words
- flucki (Old High German)
Sources
- flugi (Proto-West Germanic) - Wiktionary
- plewk- (Proto-Indo-European) - Wiktionary
- flugjaz (Proto-Germanic) - Wiktionary
- fleuganą (Proto-Germanic) - Wiktionary
Updated August 2026
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