Where does “flittingly” come from?
flittingly (English) comes from English flitting, 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.
flittingly (English): With a flitting motion
Definitions
- With a flitting motion
Ancestry of “flittingly”, step by step
flittingly traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English flitting
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | flitting | present participle of flit; The motion of... |
| 2 | English | flit | A fluttering or darting movement; A particular,... |
| 3 | Middle English | flitten | — |
| 4 | Old Norse | flytja | to move |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | flutjaną | to move, flutter |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | plewd- | to fly, flow, run |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | plew- | to fly, flow, run |