Etymology

Flüelen

Today it means: A municipality in Uri canton, Switzerland. Full definition →

Middle High German Vluolon ← Old High German fluoh ← Proto-West Germanic *flak
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  1. Proto-Germanic · derived from*flakaz“flat”
  2. Proto-West Germanic · derived from*flak
  3. Old High German · derived fromfluoh“rock face”
  4. Middle High German · derived fromVluolon
  5. English todayFlüelen

From Alemannic German, first mentioned as Middle High German Vluolon, formed from vluo (“steep cliff, rock”), from Old High German fluoh (“rock face”), related to flah (“shallow”), from Proto-West Germanic *flak, from Proto-Germanic *flakaz (“flat”).

Words from the same roots

Proto-Germanic*flakaz all →

fluke

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.