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Where does “alflosi” come from?

alflosi (Esperanto) comes from Esperanto flosi, from Esperanto floso, from German Floß, from Middle High German vlōz, from Old High German flōz.

alflosi (Esperanto): to float in a particular direction

Definitions

  1. to float in a particular direction

Ancestry of “alflosi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Esperantoflosito float
2Esperantoflosoraft
3GermanFloßraft
4Middle High Germanvlōz—
5Old High Germanflōz—
Every word from Old High German flōz →