Where does “floten” come from?

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

floten (Middle English): To move in or around water; to float or swim; To...

Definitions

  1. To move in or around water; to float or swim; To...

Ancestry of “floten”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishflotianto float
2Frankishflotōnto float, swim
3Proto-Germanicflutōnąto float; drift
4Proto-Indo-Europeanplewd-to fly, flow, run
5Proto-Indo-Europeanplew-to fly, flow, run
Every word from Proto-Indo-European plew- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European plewd- →Every word from Proto-Germanic flutōną →