Where does “flit” come from?
flit (Old Swedish) comes from Middle Low German vlīt, from Old Saxon flīt, from Proto-West Germanic flīt, from Proto-Germanic flītaz.
Ancestry of “flit”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle Low German | vlīt | — |
| 2 | Old Saxon | flīt | — |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | flīt | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | flītaz | — |
Words derived from “flit”