Where does “flytjandi” come from?

flytjandi (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic flytja, from Old Norse flytja, from Proto-Germanic flutjaną, from Proto-Indo-European plewd-, from Proto-Indo-European plew- — to fly, flow, run.

flytjandi (Icelandic): performer

Definitions

  1. performer

Ancestry of “flytjandi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicflytjato move, to relocate; to move; to perform
2Old Norseflytjato move
3Proto-Germanicflutjanąto move, flutter
4Proto-Indo-Europeanplewd-to fly, flow, run
5Proto-Indo-Europeanplew-to fly, flow, run
Every word from Proto-Indo-European plew- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European plewd- →Every word from Proto-Germanic flutjaną →