Where does “flaut” come from?

flaut (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk flyta, from Old Norse fljóta, from Proto-Germanic fleutaną, from Proto-Indo-European plewd-, from Proto-Indo-European plew- — to fly, flow, run.

flaut (Norwegian Nynorsk): past of flyta

Definitions

  1. past of flyta

Ancestry of “flaut”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskflytato float; to flow
2Old Norsefljótato float
3Proto-Germanicfleutanąto float, stream
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 fleutaną →