Where does “floating” come from?
Floating comes from Middle English floten, Old English flotian, Proto-Germanic flutōną, and Proto-Indo-European plew-, a root meaning to flow or swim.
floating (English): That floats or float; Not fixed in position,...
Definitions
- That floats or float; Not fixed in position,...
Ancestry of “floating”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | float | Of an object or substance, to be supported by a... |
| 2 | Middle English | flote | Alternative form of floute; Something that... |
| 3 | Old French | flote | fleet |
| 4 | Old Norse | floti | fleet |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | flutô | A float; flotation device; A raft; boat; ship |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | plewd- | to fly, flow, run |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | plew- | to fly, flow, run |
Words derived from “floating”