Etymology Explorer › Old Swedish

Where does “flere” come from?

flere (Old Swedish) comes from Old Norse fleiri, from Proto-Germanic flaizô, from Proto-Indo-European pleh₁- — to fill.

Ancestry of “flere”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsefleiri—
2Proto-Germanicflaizômore
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpleh₁-to fill

Words derived from “flere”

  • fler
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pleh₁- →