flew

flew · verb¹

1. Proto-Germanic · derived from*fleuganą“to fly”
2. Proto-Germanic · inherited from*flaug
3. Old English · inherited fromflēag
4. Middle English · inherited fromflew
5. English todayflew

From Middle English flew, flow, from Old English flēag, flug-, from Proto-Germanic *flaug, *flug-, past tense forms of Proto-Germanic *fleuganą (“to fly”). Compare Saterland Frisian flooch (“flew”), West Frisian fleach (“flew”), Dutch vloog (“flew”), German flog (“flew”), Danish fløj (“flew”), Swedish flög (“flew”), Icelandic flaug (“flew”).

flew · noun²

Unknown.

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