Where does “flotorian” come from?

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

flotorian (Old English): to flutter, float, be disquieted; to float about,...

Definitions

  1. to flutter, float, be disquieted; to float about,...

Ancestry of “flotorian”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicflutrōnąto be floating
2Proto-Germanicflutōnąto float; drift
3Proto-Indo-Europeanplewd-to fly, flow, run
4Proto-Indo-Europeanplew-to fly, flow, run

Words derived from “flotorian”

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