Etymology

flynet

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Today it means: A net to catch flies or used as a protection against flies, as in an open window to prevent their entrance. Full definition →

Middle English *flynet ← Old English flēohnet
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  1. Old English · inherited fromflēohnet
  2. Middle English · inherited from*flynet
  3. English todayflynet

From Middle English *flynet, from Old English flēohnet, flēohnett (“flynet”), equivalent to fly + net. Compare Middle Dutch vlieghennet (“flynet”).

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