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Where does “flutōną” come from?

flutōną (Proto-Germanic) comes from Proto-Indo-European plewd-, from Proto-Indo-European plew- — to fly, flow, run.

flutōną (Proto-Germanic): to float; drift

Definitions

  1. to float; drift

Ancestry of “flutōną”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanplewd-to fly, flow, run
2Proto-Indo-Europeanplew-to fly, flow, run

Words derived from “flutōną”

  • floating
  • float
  • flutter
  • afloat
  • flurry
  • flotation
  • flotsam
  • floater
  • floatation
  • fluttery
  • aflutter
  • floaty
  • floatplane
  • floatable
  • flurrying
  • refloat
  • floatstone
  • floateth
  • fluttereth
  • floatability
  • floatingly
  • floatest
  • floatie
  • flotage
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