Where does “fløða” come from?

fløða (Faroese) comes from Old Norse flǿða, from Proto-Germanic flōdijaną, from Proto-Germanic -janą, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé-, from Chichewa iye — he, she.

fløða (Faroese): to become high tide

Definitions

  1. to become high tide

Ancestry of “fløða”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseflǿða—
2Proto-Germanicflōdijanąto flood
3Proto-Germanic-janąDerives denominatives from nouns and factitives...
4Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-—
6Chichewaiyehe, she
Every word from Chichewa iye →Every word from Proto-Germanic -janą →Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yéti →