Flee
/fliː/noun
To run away from a place or situation of danger.
Did you know?In Old English, the word for 'flee' was 'flēon', which carried connotations of escaping from darker, supernatural forces.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*pleu-
“to flow or float, implying movement and escape.”
Old English
Old English
flēon
“to run away or escape, often from danger or pursuit.”
Middle English
Middle English
fliehen
“to flee from; to avoid.”
Modern English
English
flee
“to run away, especially from danger, becoming more streamlined from earlier forms.”