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Where does “flotōn” come from?

flotōn (Frankish) comes from Proto-Germanic flutōną, from Proto-Indo-European plewd-, from Proto-Indo-European plew- — to fly, flow, run.

flotōn (Frankish): to float, swim

Definitions

  1. to float, swim

Ancestry of “flotōn”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicflutōnąto float; drift
2Proto-Indo-Europeanplewd-to fly, flow, run
3Proto-Indo-Europeanplew-to fly, flow, run

Words derived from “flotōn”

  • flotsam
  • flotage
  • flotant
  • flotar
  • flottare
  • flotta
  • flottage
  • flotter
  • flottant
  • flotteur
  • flottation
  • flottaison
  • flottement
  • flotar
  • flotant
  • floteson
  • flotage
  • floter
  • flotaison
  • flotant
  • fliotter
  • flotter
  • floteson
  • floter
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