Where does “fljota” come from?

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

Ancestry of “fljota”, step by step

fljota traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Norse fljóta

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsefljótato float
2Proto-Germanicfleutanąto float, stream
3Proto-Indo-Europeanplewd-to fly, flow, run
4Proto-Indo-Europeanplew-to fly, flow, run

via Norwegian Nynorsk fljot

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskfljotquick
2Old Norsefljótrswift
3Proto-Germanicfleutaznimble, quick
Every word from Proto-Indo-European plew- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European plewd- →Every word from Proto-Germanic fleutaną →