Where does “vlootblou” come from?
vlootblou (Afrikaans) comes from Dutch vloot, from Middle Dutch vlote, from Middle Dutch vlieten, from Old Dutch flietan, from Proto-West Germanic fleutan, from Proto-Germanic fleutaną, from Proto-Indo-European plewd-, from Proto-Indo-European plew- — to fly, flow, run.
vlootblou (Afrikaans): navy blue
Definitions
- navy blue
Ancestry of “vlootblou”, step by step
vlootblou traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch vloot
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | vloot | fleet |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | vlote | — |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | vlieten | to flow; to float; to swim |
| 4 | Old Dutch | flietan | to float; to flow; to melt |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | fleutan | to float; to stream |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | fleutaną | to float, stream |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | plewd- | to fly, flow, run |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | plew- | to fly, flow, run |
via Afrikaans blou
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Afrikaans | blou | blue |
| 2 | Dutch | blauw | blue; visibly bruised, as in blauwe plek 'a... |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | blau | blue; the colour blue |
| 4 | Old Dutch | blāo | blue |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | blāu | blue |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | blēwaz | blue; a dark bluish or grey colour, black |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰlēw- | yellow, blond, grey |