Where does “flyder” come from?

flyder (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.

flyder (Danish): float a floating piece of wood or cork attached to the line

Definitions

float a floating piece of wood or cork attached to the line

Ancestry of “flyder”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
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

Every word from Proto-Indo-European plew- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European plewd- →Every word from Proto-Germanic fleutaną →