Where does “flotian” come from?

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

flotian (Old English): to float

Definitions

  1. to float

Ancestry of “flotian”, step by step

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

Words derived from “flotian”

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