Where does “flote” come from?

flote (Middle English) comes from Old French flote, from Old Norse floti, from Proto-Germanic flutô, from Proto-Indo-European plewd-, from Proto-Indo-European plew- — to fly, flow, run.

flote (Middle English): Alternative form of floute; Something that...

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of floute; Something that...

Ancestry of “flote”, step by step

flote traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old French flote

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchflotefleet
2Old Norseflotifleet
3Proto-GermanicflutôA float; flotation device; A raft; boat; ship
4Proto-Indo-Europeanplewd-to fly, flow, run
5Proto-Indo-Europeanplew-to fly, flow, run

via Old English flota

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishflotasailor; ship
2Proto-West Germanic*flotō—

Words derived from “flote”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European plew- →