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
Ancestry of “flytjandi”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Icelandic | flytja | to move, to relocate; to move; to perform |
| 2 | Old Norse | flytja | to move |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | flutjaną | to move, flutter |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | plewd- | to fly, flow, run |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | plew- | to fly, flow, run |