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Where does “flyðra” come from?

flyðra (Old Norse) comes from Proto-Germanic flunþrijǭ — A flat thing; a board; A flatfish; a flounder.

Ancestry of “flyðra”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-GermanicflunþrijǭA flat thing; a board; A flatfish; a flounder

Words derived from “flyðra”

  • floundering
  • flounder
  • flounderingly
  • flounderer
  • flounderlike
  • flounderish
  • flounderling
  • flundra
  • flynder
  • flowndre
  • flundra
  • fliandre
  • flundra
  • floundre
Every word from Proto-Germanic flunþrijǭ →