Where does “flætta” come from?
flætta (Old Swedish) comes from Old Norse flétta, from Proto-Germanic flehtaną, from Proto-Indo-European pleḱ-, from Proto-Indo-European pel- — to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold.
flætta (Old Swedish): to braid, to plait
Ancestry of “flætta”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Norse | flétta | plait; to plait |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | flehtaną | to plait, to weave |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | pleḱ- | to fold, plait, weave |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | pel- | to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold |