Where does “flitsome” come from?

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

flitsome (English): Characterised or marked by flitting

Definitions

  1. Characterised or marked by flitting

Ancestry of “flitsome”, step by step

flitsome traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English flit

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishflitA fluttering or darting movement; A particular,...
2Middle Englishflitten—
3Old Norseflytjato move
4Proto-Germanicflutjanąto move, flutter
5Proto-Indo-Europeanplewd-to fly, flow, run
6Proto-Indo-Europeanplew-to fly, flow, run

via English some

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishsomeA certain number, at least two; An indefinite...
2Middle Englishsomsome
3Old Englishsumsome
4Proto-West Germanic*sumsome
5Proto-Germanicsumazsome (one), a certain (one)
6Proto-Indo-Europeansem-together, one
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