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Where does “flæða” come from?

flæða (Icelandic) comes from Old Norse flœða, from Proto-Germanic flōdijaną, from Proto-Germanic -janą, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé-, from Chichewa iye — he, she.

flæða (Icelandic): to flow; to flood; to come in

Definitions

  1. to flow; to flood; to come in

Ancestry of “flæða”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseflœða—
2Proto-Germanicflōdijanąto flood
3Proto-Germanic-janąDerives denominatives from nouns and factitives...
4Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-—
6Chichewaiyehe, she

Words derived from “flæða”

  • flæði
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