Etymology Explorer › Swedish

Where does “flott” come from?

flott (Swedish) comes from German flott, from Middle Dutch vlot, from German fließen, from Middle High German vlieȥen, from Old High German flioȥan, from Proto-West Germanic fleutan, from Proto-Germanic fleutaną, from Proto-Indo-European plewd- — to fly, flow, run.

flott (Swedish): luxurious, stylish, pimped; afloat; luxuriously,...

Definitions

  1. luxurious, stylish, pimped; afloat; luxuriously,...

Ancestry of “flott”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanflottafloat, able to navigate; quick, swift; lively,...
2Middle Dutchvlotafloat, floatable
3Germanfließento flow
4Middle High Germanvlieȥen—
5Old High Germanflioȥan—
6Proto-West Germanicfleutanto float; to stream
7Proto-Germanicfleutanąto float, stream
8Proto-Indo-Europeanplewd-to fly, flow, run
9Proto-Indo-Europeanplew-to fly, flow, run
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