Where does “flottig” come from?
flottig (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.
flottig (Swedish): greasy, fatty
Definitions
- greasy, fatty
Ancestry of “flottig”, step by step
flottig 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 |
via Swedish IG
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | IG | Abbreviation of inte godkänd or icke godkänd; a... |