fliegen

German (Berlin)

/ˈfliːɡŋ̩/

verb-strong
Definitions
  • (intransitive) to fly; to travel by air
  • (intransitive) to rush; to fly; to go quickly
  • (transitive) to fly; to pilot
  • (transitive) to transport by air
  • (intransitive) to get the axe, to get kicked out
  • (intransitive) to fall; to fall down

Etymology

Inherited from Old High German fliogan (fly) inherited from Proto-Germanic *fleuganą (fly) inherited from Proto-Indo-European *plewk- (fly, fibres, hair, tuft, flow, run, be swift, flee, splash, flap with hands).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*plewk-

Gloss

fly, fibres, hair, tuft, flow, run, be swift, flee, splash, flap with hands

Concept
Semantic Field

Animals

Ontological Category

Action/Process

Kanji

髪

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