Where does “flotage” come from?
flotage (English) comes from Old French flotage, from Old French floter, from Frankish flotōn, from Proto-Germanic flutōną, from Proto-Indo-European plewd-, from Proto-Indo-European plew- — to fly, flow, run.
flotage (English): The state of floating; That which floats on the...
Definitions
- The state of floating; That which floats on the...
Ancestry of “flotage”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old French | flotage | act of diverting water from a river to a meadow... |
| 2 | Old French | floter | to float |
| 3 | Frankish | flotōn | to float, swim |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | flutōną | to float; drift |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | plewd- | to fly, flow, run |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | plew- | to fly, flow, run |