Where does “flotkví” come from?
flotkví (Icelandic) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk kvi, from Old Norse hví, from Proto-Germanic hwī, from Proto-Indo-European kʷey, from Proto-Indo-European kʷis — interrogative, relative stem; who, what;...
flotkví (Icelandic): floating dock
Definitions
- floating dock
Ancestry of “flotkví”, step by step
flotkví traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Norwegian Nynorsk kvi
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Nynorsk | kvi | why |
| 2 | Old Norse | hví | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | hwī | how, with what, by what means; instrumental of... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷey | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷis | interrogative, relative stem; who, what;... |
via Icelandic flot
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Icelandic | flot | — |