Where does “flydende” come from?
flydende (Danish) comes from Danish flyde, 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.
flydende (Danish): liquid; fluent; flowing
Ancestry of “flydende”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Danish | flyde | to flow; to be liquid; to be in a mess |
| 2 | Old Danish | flytæ | — |
| 3 | Old Norse | fljóta | to float |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | fleutaną | to float, stream |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | plewd- | to fly, flow, run |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | plew- | to fly, flow, run |