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Where does “flotaforingi” come from?

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

flotaforingi (Icelandic): admiral

Definitions

  1. admiral

Ancestry of “flotaforingi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicflotifleet; float, raft
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
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