Where does “floterian” come from?

floterian (Old English) comes from Old English flotian, from Frankish flotōn, from Proto-Germanic flutōną, from Proto-Indo-European plewd-, from Proto-Indo-European plew- — to fly, flow, run.

floterian (Old English): to float

Definitions

  1. to float

Ancestry of “floterian”, step by step

floterian traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old English flotian

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishflotianto float
2Frankishflotōnto float, swim
3Proto-Germanicflutōnąto float; drift
4Proto-Indo-Europeanplewd-to fly, flow, run
5Proto-Indo-Europeanplew-to fly, flow, run

via Proto-Germanic flutrōną

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicflutrōnąto be floating

Words derived from “floterian”

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