Where does “floundering” come from?
Floundering comes from Middle English flowndre, from Anglo-Norman floundre, from Old Norse flyðra, from Proto-Germanic flunþrijǭ.
floundering (English): present participle of flounder; The act of one...
Definitions
- present participle of flounder; The act of one...
Ancestry of “floundering”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | flounder | A European species of flatfish having dull brown... |
| 2 | Middle English | flowndre | flounder |
| 3 | Anglo-Norman | floundre | — |
| 4 | French | flondre | — |
| 5 | Old Norse | flyðra | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | flunþrijǭ | A flat thing; a board; A flatfish; a flounder |
Words derived from “floundering”