Where does “flæði” come from?

flæði (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic flæða, 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.

flæði (Icelandic): flow

Definitions

  1. flow

Ancestry of “flæði”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicflæðato flow; to flood; to come in
2Old Norseflœða—
3Proto-Germanicflōdijanąto flood
4Proto-Germanic-janąDerives denominatives from nouns and factitives...
5Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-—
7Chichewaiyehe, she

Words derived from “flæði”

Every word from Chichewa iye →Every word from Proto-Germanic -janą →Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yéti →