Where does “flote” come from?

flote (Old French) comes from Old Norse floti, from Proto-Germanic flutô, from Proto-Indo-European plewd-, from Proto-Indo-European plew- — to fly, flow, run.

flote (Old French): fleet

Definitions

  1. fleet

Ancestry of “flote”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseflotifleet
2Proto-GermanicflutôA float; flotation device; A raft; boat; ship
3Proto-Indo-Europeanplewd-to fly, flow, run
4Proto-Indo-Europeanplew-to fly, flow, run

Words derived from “flote

Every word from Proto-Indo-European plew-Every word from Proto-Indo-European plewd-Every word from Proto-Germanic flutô