Where does “flite” come from?

flite (English) comes from Middle English flit, from Old Norse flytja, from Proto-Germanic flutjaną, from Proto-Indo-European plewd-, from Proto-Indo-European plew- — to fly, flow, run.

flite (English): a quarrel, dispute, wrangling; a scolding; to...

Definitions

  1. a quarrel, dispute, wrangling; a scolding; to...

Ancestry of “flite”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishflit—
2Old Norseflytjato move
3Proto-Germanicflutjanąto move, flutter
4Proto-Indo-Europeanplewd-to fly, flow, run
5Proto-Indo-Europeanplew-to fly, flow, run

Words derived from “flite”

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