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Where does “flýta” come from?
flýta (Old Norse) comes from Old Norse fljótr, from Proto-Germanic fleutaz — nimble, quick.
Ancestry of “flýta”, step by step
Step
Language
Word
Meaning
1
Old Norse
fljótr
swift
2
Proto-Germanic
fleutaz
nimble, quick
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