Where does “flit” come from?

flit (Scots) comes from Middle English flit, from Old Norse flytja, from Proto-Germanic flutjaną, from Proto-Indo-European plewd-, from Proto-Indo-European plew- — to fly, flow, run.

flit (Scots): To move house; To flit

Definitions

  1. To move house; To flit

Ancestry of “flit”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishflit—
2Old Norseflytjato move
3Proto-Germanicflutjanąto move, flutter
4Proto-Indo-Europeanplewd-to fly, flow, run
5Proto-Indo-Europeanplew-to fly, flow, run
Every word from Proto-Indo-European plew- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European plewd- →Every word from Proto-Germanic flutjaną →