Where does “flotte” come from?

flotte (French) comes from Old French flote, from Old Norse floti, from Proto-Germanic flutô, from Proto-Indo-European plewd-, from Proto-Indo-European plew- — to fly, flow, run.

flotte (French): fleet; water; rain

Definitions

  1. fleet; water; rain

Ancestry of “flotte”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchflotefleet
2Old Norseflotifleet
3Proto-GermanicflutôA float; flotation device; A raft; boat; ship
4Proto-Indo-Europeanplewd-to fly, flow, run
5Proto-Indo-Europeanplew-to fly, flow, run

Words derived from “flotte”

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