Where does “flottement” come from?
flottement (French) comes from French flotter, from Middle French flotter, from Old French floter, from Frankish flotōn, from Proto-Germanic flutōną, from Proto-Indo-European plewd-, from Proto-Indo-European plew- — to fly, flow, run.
flottement (French): hesitation; flutter, fluctuation; floating
Definitions
- hesitation; flutter, fluctuation; floating
Ancestry of “flottement”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | flotter | To float; to flutter, to wave; to mill about |
| 2 | Middle French | flotter | to float |
| 3 | Old French | floter | to float |
| 4 | Frankish | flotōn | to float, swim |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | flutōną | to float; drift |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | plewd- | to fly, flow, run |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | plew- | to fly, flow, run |