Where does “avflytta” come from?
avflytta (Swedish) comes from Swedish flytta, from Old Swedish flytia, from Old Norse flytja, from Proto-Germanic flutjaną, from Proto-Indo-European plewd-, from Proto-Indo-European plew- — to fly, flow, run.
avflytta (Swedish): to move out, to vacate (a place of residence)
Definitions
- to move out, to vacate (a place of residence)
Ancestry of “avflytta”, step by step
avflytta traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish flytta
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | flytta | to move; to relocate an object; to move; to... |
| 2 | Old Swedish | flytia | to move, set in motion; to transer; to translate |
| 3 | Old Norse | flytja | to move |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | flutjaną | to move, flutter |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | plewd- | to fly, flow, run |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | plew- | to fly, flow, run |