>>648210003This isn't bait at all! English being a germanic language it is quite clear why Tolkien used this word. In German it is "fliegen" (fly) and "fliehen" ("flee") which are often confused in English language as well and can also be explained with the Old English words Fleogan (“fly [through the air]”) and fleon (“flee”, “escape”). But anyways. German makes this better imo
