Where does “flyta” come from?
flyta (Faroese) comes from Old Norse flytja, from Proto-Germanic flutjaną, from Proto-Indo-European plewd-, from Proto-Indo-European plew- — to fly, flow, run.
flyta (Faroese): to move
Ancestry of “flyta”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Norse | flytja | to move |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | flutjaną | to move, flutter |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | plewd- | to fly, flow, run |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | plew- | to fly, flow, run |
Words derived from “flyta”