Where does “flerstavig” come from?

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

flerstavig (Swedish): polysyllabic

Definitions

  1. polysyllabic

Ancestry of “flerstavig”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishfler"or" flera, "superlative" flest "or" flesta; more...
2Old Swedishflere—
3Old Norsefleirimore, most
4Proto-Germanicflaizômore
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpleh₁-to fill

Words derived from “flerstavig”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pleh₁- →Every word from Proto-Germanic flaizô →Every word from Old Norse fleiri →