Where does “flytting” come from?
flytting (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål flytte, from Old Norse flytja, from Proto-Germanic flutjaną, from Proto-Indo-European plewd-, from Proto-Indo-European plew- — to fly, flow, run.
flytting (Norwegian Bokmål): a move; a movement
Ancestry of “flytting”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | flytte | to move |
| 2 | Old Norse | flytja | to move |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | flutjaną | to move, flutter |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | plewd- | to fly, flow, run |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | plew- | to fly, flow, run |