Etymology · Proto-Germanic
*fleuganą
4 English words descend from Proto-Germanic *fleuganą, most common first.
- flyAny insect of the order Diptera; characterized by having two wings (except for some wingless species), also called true flies.
- flyingThat flies or can fly.
- flewThe thick, dangling upper lip of certain breeds of dog, or the canine equivalent of the upper lip.
- flayTo cause to fly; put to flight; drive off (by frightening).