Fledge, Fly, Fletcher – Anu Garg says all from the indo-european root pleu – to flow.
marco:
August 25th, 2021 at 9:26 am
you got me tripping!
exploring some modern words whose origins are lost is always so fascinating.
I have been wondering about this term for a long time, thank you!
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Arthur Yaffe:
April 2nd, 2010 at 9:36 pm
Fledge, Fly, Fletcher – Anu Garg says all from the indo-european root pleu – to flow.
marco:
August 25th, 2021 at 9:26 am
you got me tripping!
exploring some modern words whose origins are lost is always so fascinating.
I have been wondering about this term for a long time, thank you!