Where does “flyt” come from?

flyt (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.

flyt (Norwegian Nynorsk): flow; inflection of flyta: ## present ##...

Definitions

flow; inflection of flyta: ## present ##...

Ancestry of “flyt”, step by step

flyt traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Nynorsk flyta

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Norwegian Nynorsk	flyta	to float; to flow
2	Old Norse	fljóta	to float
3	Proto-Germanic	fleutaną	to float, stream
4	Proto-Indo-European	plewd-	to fly, flow, run
5	Proto-Indo-European	plew-	to fly, flow, run

via Norwegian Nynorsk flytja

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Norwegian Nynorsk	flytja	—
2	Old Norse	flytja	to move
3	Proto-Germanic	flutjaną	to move, flutter

Every word from Proto-Indo-European plew- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European plewd- →Every word from Proto-Germanic fleutaną →