flitzen

Meaning

to speed, to whiz, to rush

Translations

se précipiter

filer comme une flèche

se sauver

courir allégrement

coşarak gitmek

Frequency

33k
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈflɪtsən/
Etymology

From obsolete Flitz (“arrow”) + -en, from Vulgar Latin *fleccia, from Frankish *fliukkijā, related to *fleugan (“to fly”) (whence fliegen), from Proto-Germanic *fleuganą, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *plewk-.

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