Where does “unfriþflota” come from?
unfriþflota (Old English) comes from Old English flota, from Proto-West Germanic *flotō, from Proto-Germanic flutô, from Proto-Indo-European plewd-, from Proto-Indo-European plew- — to fly, flow, run.
unfriþflota (Old English): a hostile fleet
Definitions
- a hostile fleet
Ancestry of “unfriþflota”, step by step
unfriþflota traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Old English flota
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old English | flota | sailor; ship |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | *flotō | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | flutô | A float; flotation device; A raft; boat; ship |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | plewd- | to fly, flow, run |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | plew- | to fly, flow, run |
via Old English unfriþ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old English | unfriþ | absence of peace, hostility |