Where does “flotta ned” come from?
flotta ned (Swedish) comes from Swedish flott, 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 — to fly, flow, run.
Ancestry of “flotta ned”, step by step
flotta ned traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish flott
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | flott | luxurious, stylish, pimped; afloat; luxuriously,... |
| 2 | German | flott | afloat, able to navigate; quick, swift; lively,... |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | vlot | afloat, floatable |
| 4 | German | fließen | to flow |
| 5 | Middle High German | vlieȥen | to flow, run |
| 6 | Old High German | flioȥan | to flow, to run |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | fleutan | to float; to stream |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | fleutaną | to float, stream |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | plewd- | to fly, flow, run |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | plew- | to fly, flow, run |