Where does “fliotte” come from?

fliotte (Norman) 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.

fliotte (Norman): fleet; float

Definitions

  1. fleet; float

Ancestry of “fliotte”, step by step

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