Where does “flås” come from?
flås (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Old Norse flása — flippant woman.
Ancestry of “flås”, step by step
flås traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Old Norse flása
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Norse | flása | flippant woman |
via Swedish flåsa
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | flåsa | pant breathe heavily and rapidly |