Where does “flote” come from?

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

flote (Norwegian Nynorsk): raft; fleet; past participle of flyta

Definitions

  1. raft; fleet; past participle of flyta

Ancestry of “flote”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseflotifleet
2Proto-GermanicflutôA float; flotation device; A raft; boat; ship
3Proto-Indo-Europeanplewd-to fly, flow, run
4Proto-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 flutô →