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Where does “floti” come from?

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

floti (Old Norse): fleet

Definitions

  1. fleet

Ancestry of “floti”, step by step

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

Words derived from “floti”

  • flotte
  • handelsflåte
  • flåte
  • fiskeflåte
  • redningsflåte
  • handelsflåte
  • fiskeflåte
  • flåte
  • flote
  • redningsflåte
  • floti
  • flotaforingi
  • flote
  • fliotte
  • floti
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