Where does “flurry” come from?
Flurry comes from Middle English floteren, from Old English floterian, from Proto-Germanic hurzaną, from Proto-Indo-European plewd-, ultimately from the root plew- meaning to flow or move swiftly.
flurry (English): A light, brief snowfall; A sudden and brief blast...
Definitions
- A light, brief snowfall; A sudden and brief blast...
Ancestry of “flurry”, step by step
flurry traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English flutter
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | flutter | To flap or wave quickly but irregularly; Of a... |
| 2 | Middle English | floteren | To be held up or be supported by water; to float;... |
| 3 | Old English | floterian | to float |
| 4 | Old English | flotian | to float |
| 5 | Frankish | flotōn | to float, swim |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | flutōną | to float; drift |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | plewd- | to fly, flow, run |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | plew- | to fly, flow, run |