Where does “flete” come from?

flete (Middle English) comes from Old English flēot, from Frankish flotōn, from Proto-Germanic flutōną, from Proto-Indo-European plewd-, from Proto-Indo-European plew- — to fly, flow, run.

flete (Middle English): A fleet; a collection or grouping of vessels; A...

Definitions

  1. A fleet; a collection or grouping of vessels; A...

Ancestry of “flete”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishflēotship; bay; fleet
2Frankishflotōnto float, swim
3Proto-Germanicflutōnąto float; drift
4Proto-Indo-Europeanplewd-to fly, flow, run
5Proto-Indo-Europeanplew-to fly, flow, run

Words derived from “flete”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European plew- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European plewd- →Every word from Proto-Germanic flutōną →
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