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
- to flow; to be liquid; to be in a mess
Ancestry of “flyde”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Danish | flytæ | — |
| 2 | Old Norse | fljóta | to float |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | fleutaną | to float, stream |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | plewd- | to fly, flow, run |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | plew- | to fly, flow, run |
Words derived from “flyde”