Where does “redningsflåte” come from?

redningsflåte (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.

redningsflåte (Norwegian Bokmål): a life raft

Definitions

  1. a life raft

Ancestry of “redningsflåte”, step by step

redningsflåte 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 redning

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålredningrescue; a save
2Norwegian Bokmålreddedefinite singular of redd; plural of redd; to...
3Middle Low Germanredden—
4Proto-Germanichradjanąto loosen; set free; deliver; rescue; save
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱret-to be strong
Every word from Proto-Indo-European plew- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European plewd- →Every word from Proto-Germanic flutô →