Where does “fljote” come from?

fljote (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.

fljote (Norwegian Nynorsk): to go, pass quickly

Definitions

  1. to go, pass quickly

Ancestry of “fljote”, step by step

fljote 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 →