Where does “flit” come from?

flit (Swedish) comes from Old Swedish flit, from Middle Low German vlīt, from Old Saxon flīt, from Proto-West Germanic flīt, from Proto-Germanic flītaz.

flit (Swedish): diligence, industriousness, energy

Definitions

  1. diligence, industriousness, energy

Ancestry of “flit”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Swedishflit—
2Middle Low Germanvlīt—
3Old Saxonflīt—
4Proto-West Germanicflīt—
5Proto-Germanicflītaz—
Every word from Proto-Germanic flītaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic flīt →Every word from Old Saxon flīt →