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Where does “flyde” come from?

flyde (Danish) comes from Old Danish flytæ, from Old Norse fljóta, from Proto-Germanic fleutaną, from Proto-Indo-European plewd-, from Proto-Indo-European plew- — to fly, flow, run.

flyde (Danish): to flow; to be liquid; to be in a mess

Definitions

  1. to flow; to be liquid; to be in a mess

Ancestry of “flyde”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Danishflytæ—
2Old Norsefljótato float
3Proto-Germanicfleutanąto float, stream
4Proto-Indo-Europeanplewd-to fly, flow, run
5Proto-Indo-Europeanplew-to fly, flow, run

Words derived from “flyde”

  • flydende
Every word from Proto-Indo-European plew- →