Where does “flæðirit” come from?

flæðirit (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic flæði, 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.

flæðirit (Icelandic): flow chart

Definitions

  1. flow chart

Ancestry of “flæðirit”, step by step

flæðirit traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic flæði

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicflæðiflow
2Icelandicflæðato flow; to flood; to come in
3Old Norseflœða—
4Proto-Germanicflōdijanąto flood
5Proto-Germanic-janąDerives denominatives from nouns and factitives...
6Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
7Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-—
8Chichewaiyehe, she

via Icelandic rit

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicritwrit; work, literary work; chart, diagram
2Old Norserit—
3Proto-Germanicwritąfissure; crevice; groove; engraving; writing;...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwrey-to rip, tear; to turn; wrap; bind
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel
Every word from Chichewa iye →Every word from Proto-Germanic -janą →Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yéti →