Where does “flyttemand” come from?

flyttemand (Danish) comes from Danish flytte, from Old Norse flytja, from Proto-Germanic flutjaną, from Proto-Indo-European plewd-, from Proto-Indo-European plew- — to fly, flow, run.

flyttemand (Danish): mover; person who moves furniture and the like...

Definitions

  1. mover; person who moves furniture and the like...

Ancestry of “flyttemand”, step by step

flyttemand traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish flytte

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishflyttemove, remove; move; move, move away
2Old Norseflytjato move
3Proto-Germanicflutjanąto move, flutter
4Proto-Indo-Europeanplewd-to fly, flow, run
5Proto-Indo-Europeanplew-to fly, flow, run

via Danish mand

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishmandman; husband
2Old Norsemannaccusative singular indefinite of maðr
3Proto-Germanic*mann-—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmen-to think, mind; spiritual activity; to stay,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European plew- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European plewd- →Every word from Proto-Germanic flutjaną →