Where does “flītan” come from?

flītan (Old Dutch) comes from Proto-West Germanic flītan, from Proto-Germanic flītaz.

flītan (Old Dutch): to strive, to make an effort

Definitions

  1. to strive, to make an effort

Ancestry of “flītan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanicflītanto strive, fight
2Proto-Germanicflītaz—

Words derived from “flītan”

Every word from Proto-Germanic flītaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic flītan →