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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

Definitions

  1. liquid; fluent; flowing

Ancestry of “flydende”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishflydeto flow; to be liquid; to be in a mess
2Old Danishflytæ—
3Old Norsefljótato float
4Proto-Germanicfleutanąto float, stream
5Proto-Indo-Europeanplewd-to fly, flow, run
6Proto-Indo-Europeanplew-to fly, flow, run
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