flying
English
/ˈflaɪ.ɪŋ/
adj
Definitions
- That flies or can fly.
- Brief or hurried.
- (nautical) Not secured by yards.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English fleynge inherited from Old English flēogende inherited from Proto-Germanic *fleugandz (flying), *fleuganą (fly) affix from English fly.
Origin
English
fly
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Dutchman English
- Flying Dutchman English
- alderfly English
- antifly English
- apple fly English
- barfly English
- bee fly English
- beetfly English
- befly English
- blackfly English
- bobfly English
- botfly English
- bottlefly English
- breezefly English
- butterfly English
- catchfly English
- cranefly English
- damselfly English
- day English
- dayfly English
- dayflying English
- deerfly English
- dobsonfly English
- dragonfly English
- dronefly English
- dungfly English
- face fly English
- fairyfly English
- firefly English
- fishfly English
- fleshfly English
- flier English
- fliest English
- flight English
- flower fly English
- fly English
- fly sheet English
- fly-ass English
- fly-bitten English
- fly-boy English
- flyable English
- flyaway English
- flyback English
- flyball English
- flybane English
- flyblow English
- flyboat English
- flybook English
- flyboy English
- flybridge English
- flycatch English
- flycatcher English
- flycatching English
- flycraft English
- flyer English
- flyest English
- flyfish English
- flyfisher English
- flyfisherman English
- flyflap English
- flyflapper English
- flyhawk English
- flyingly English
- flyleaf English
- flyless English
- flyloft English
- flymaker English
- flyman English
- flyness English
- flynet English
- flyoff English
- flyout English
- flypaper English
- flypast English
- flyperson English
- flypost English
- flyproof English
- flyrobin English
- flyrod English
- flyscreen English
- flysheet English
- flyspeck English
- flystrike English
- flystruck English
- flyswat English
- flyswatter English
- flythrough English
- flytime English
- flytrap English
- flyunder English
- flyway English
- flyweight English
- flywheel English
- flywhisk English
- flywire English
- flyworthy English
- fruitfly English
- gadfly English
- gallfly English
- greenfly English
- griffinfly English
- high English
- highflying English
- horsefly English
- housefly English
- hoverfly English
- kite English
- kiteflying English
- lanternfly English
- lanthorn-fly English
- mantisfly English
- mayfly English
- non-flying English
- nonflying English
- outfly English
- overfly English
- owlfly English
- oxfly English
- palmfly English
- paraflying English
- refly English
- robberfly English
- sandfly English
- sawfly English
- scorpionfly English
- shadfly English
- shoofly pie English
- snakefly English
- stonefly English
- upfly English
- whitefly English
- fliegend German
- fliegender Teppich German
- *plew-k- Proto-Indo-European
- *plewk- Proto-Indo-European
- *flaugijaną Proto-Germanic
- *fleugandz Proto-Germanic
- *fleuganą Proto-Germanic
- フライ Japanese
- fleogan Old English
- flēogende Old English
- fleynge Middle English
- flye Middle English
- fljúga Old Norse
- fliogan Old High German
- *fleugan gmw-pro
- fliegan Old Dutch
- fliogan Old Saxon
- fliaga Old Frisian
- fliāga Old Frisian
- flai Tok Pisin
- fly
- day
- kite
- high
- upfly
- flyer
- befly
- flier
- oxfly
- refly
- owlfly
- botfly
- barfly
- flyrod
- sawfly
- flyway
- flight
- flyoff
- gadfly
- flyout
- mayfly
- outfly
- dayfly
- fliest
- flyest
- bobfly
- flynet
- flyman
- flyboy
- flyboat
- beetfly
- flyleaf
- sandfly
- flytrap
- flyloft
- flyback
- flyswat
- flyaway
- firefly
- flyless
- bee fly
- fishfly
- gallfly
- deerfly
- dungfly
- flyball
- overfly
- palmfly
- flytime
- flybook
- flybane
- shadfly
- flyness
- flyable
- fly-ass
- flypost
- fly-boy
- flyfish
- antifly
- flywire
- flypast
- flyblow
- flyflap
- flyhawk
- flywheel
- flyingly
- blackfly
- flyunder
- flysheet
- fleshfly
- flypaper
- hoverfly
- Dutchman
- greenfly
- flycraft
- flyrobin
- flycatch
- cranefly
- snakefly
- flymaker
- catchfly
- face fly
- flyspeck
- alderfly
- fruitfly
- fairyfly
- horsefly
- whitefly
- dronefly
- flyproof
- stonefly
- housefly
- flywhisk
- damselfly
- dragonfly
- flyfisher
- bottlefly
- nonflying
- apple fly
- dayflying
- flyperson
- mantisfly
- breezefly
- flystruck
- flystrike
- fly sheet
- flybridge
- dobsonfly
- flyworthy
- flyscreen
- flyweight
- robberfly
- butterfly
- flythrough
- griffinfly
- lanternfly
- flower fly
- paraflying
- flyswatter
- non-flying
- flyflapper
- highflying
- kiteflying
- fly-bitten
- flycatcher
- scorpionfly
- flycatching
- shoofly pie
- flyfisherman
- lanthorn-fly
- Flying Dutchman