Where does “mudderflate” come from?

mudderflate (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål flåte, from Old Norse floti, from Proto-Germanic flutô, from Proto-Indo-European plewd-, from Proto-Indo-European plew- — to fly, flow, run.

mudderflate (Norwegian Bokmål): a mudflat

Definitions

  1. a mudflat

Ancestry of “mudderflate”, step by step

mudderflate traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål flåte

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålflåtea raft; a fleet
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 Norwegian Bokmål mudder

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålmuddermud
2Low Germanmodder—
3Middle Low Germanmoddersilt; mud
4Proto-Germanicmuþrazsediment
5Proto-Indo-EuropeanmúHtromexcrement, urine; filth, sediment
Every word from Proto-Indo-European plew- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European plewd- →Every word from Proto-Germanic flutô →