Where does “flott” come from?
flott (Luxembourgish) 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.
flott (Luxembourgish): nice; pretty; pleasant, enjoyable
Definitions
- nice; pretty; pleasant, enjoyable
Ancestry of “flott”, step by step
flott traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German flott
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | flott | afloat, able to navigate; quick, swift; lively,... |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | vlot | afloat, floatable |
| 3 | German | fließen | to flow |
| 4 | Middle High German | vlieȥen | to flow, run |
| 5 | Old High German | flioȥan | to flow, to run |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | fleutan | to float; to stream |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | fleutaną | to float, stream |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | plewd- | to fly, flow, run |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | plew- | to fly, flow, run |