Where does “Fleet” come from?

Fleet derives from Middle English flete and flet, from Old English flēot, continuing Proto-Indo-European plad-, plāk-, pelh₂-, and pel-.

Fleet (English): A former prison (the Fleet Prison) in London, which originally stood near the stream

Definitions

  1. A former prison (the Fleet Prison) in London, which originally stood near the stream

Ancestry of “Fleet”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle EnglishfleteA fleet; a collection or grouping of vessels; A...
2Old Englishflēotship; bay; fleet
3Frankishflotōnto float, swim
4Proto-Germanicflutōnąto float; drift
5Proto-Indo-Europeanplewd-to fly, flow, run
6Proto-Indo-Europeanplew-to fly, flow, run

Words derived from “Fleet”

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