Where does “flot” come from?

flot (Kashubian) comes from German flott, from Middle Dutch vlot, from German fließen, from Middle High German vlieȥen, from Old High German flioȥan, from Proto-West Germanic fleutan, from Proto-Germanic fleutaną, from Proto-Indo-European plewd- — to fly, flow, run.

flot (Kashubian): quickly, rapidly, fast, swiftly

Definitions

  1. quickly, rapidly, fast, swiftly

Ancestry of “flot”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanflottafloat, able to navigate; quick, swift; lively,...
2Middle Dutchvlotafloat, floatable
3Germanfließento flow
4Middle High Germanvlieȥento flow, run
5Old High Germanflioȥanto flow, to run
6Proto-West Germanicfleutanto float; to stream
7Proto-Germanicfleutanąto float, stream
8Proto-Indo-Europeanplewd-to fly, flow, run
9Proto-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 fleutaną
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