Where does “flit” come from?
Flit comes from Middle English flitten, from Old Norse flytja, from Proto-Germanic flutjaną, from Proto-Indo-European plewd-, ultimately from the root plew-.
flit (English): A fluttering or darting movement; A particular,...
Definitions
- A fluttering or darting movement; A particular,...
Ancestry of “flit”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle English | flitten | — |
| 2 | Old Norse | flytja | to move |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | flutjaną | to move, flutter |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | plewd- | to fly, flow, run |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | plew- | to fly, flow, run |
Words derived from “flit”