Where does “flotter” come from?
flotter (Luxembourgish) comes from Luxembourgish flott, 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 — to fly, flow, run.
flotter (Luxembourgish): feminine dative of flott
Definitions
- feminine dative of flott
Ancestry of “flotter”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Luxembourgish | flott | nice; pretty; pleasant, enjoyable |
| 2 | German | flott | afloat, able to navigate; quick, swift; lively,... |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | vlot | afloat, floatable |
| 4 | German | fließen | to flow |
| 5 | Middle High German | vlieȥen | to flow, run |
| 6 | Old High German | flioȥan | to flow, to run |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | fleutan | to float; to stream |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | fleutaną | to float, stream |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | plewd- | to fly, flow, run |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | plew- | to fly, flow, run |