Where does “vliten” come from?

vliten (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch flītan, from Proto-West Germanic flītan, from Proto-Germanic flītaz.

vliten (Middle Dutch): to make an effort

Definitions

  1. to make an effort

Ancestry of “vliten”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchflītanto strive, to make an effort
2Proto-West Germanicflītanto strive, fight
3Proto-Germanicflītaz—
Every word from Proto-Germanic flītaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic flītan →Every word from Old Dutch flītan →