Where does “fløde” come from?

fløde (Danish) comes from Old Norse flœða, from Proto-Germanic flōdijaną, from Proto-Germanic -janą, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé-, from Chichewa iye — he, she.

fløde (Danish): cream; to raft, float; to flood, be flood tide

Definitions

  1. cream; to raft, float; to flood, be flood tide

Ancestry of “fløde”, step by step

fløde traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Norse flœða

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseflœða—
2Proto-Germanicflōdijanąto flood
3Proto-Germanic-janąDerives denominatives from nouns and factitives...
4Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-—
6Chichewaiyehe, she

via Old Danish fløthæ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Danishfløthæ—
2Old Norseflautirsour whipped milk; something that floats on top
3Proto-Germanic*flautijǭ—

Words derived from “fløde”

Every word from Chichewa iye →Every word from Proto-Germanic -janą →Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yéti →