Where does “flytting” come from?

flytting (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk flytte, from Old Norse flytja, from Proto-Germanic flutjaną, from Proto-Indo-European plewd-, from Proto-Indo-European plew- — to fly, flow, run.

flytting (Norwegian Nynorsk): a move; a movement

Definitions

  1. a move; a movement

Ancestry of “flytting”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskflytteto move
2Old Norseflytjato move
3Proto-Germanicflutjanąto move, flutter
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 flutjaną →
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