Etymology Explorer › Middle Dutch

Where does “vlote” come from?

vlote (Middle Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch vlieten, from Old Dutch flietan, from Proto-West Germanic fleutan, from Proto-Germanic fleutaną, from Proto-Indo-European plewd-, from Proto-Indo-European plew- — to fly, flow, run.

Ancestry of “vlote”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchvlietento flow; to float; to swim
2Old Dutchflietanto float; to flow; to melt
3Proto-West Germanicfleutanto float; to stream
4Proto-Germanicfleutanąto float, stream
5Proto-Indo-Europeanplewd-to fly, flow, run
6Proto-Indo-Europeanplew-to fly, flow, run

Words derived from “vlote”

  • handelsvloot
  • vloot
  • flot
Every word from Proto-Indo-European plew- →