Where does “flottighet” come from?
flottighet (Swedish) comes from Swedish flottig, 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 — to fly, flow, run.
flottighet (Swedish): greasiness
Definitions
- greasiness
Ancestry of “flottighet”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | flottig | greasy, fatty |
| 2 | Swedish | flott | luxurious, stylish, pimped; afloat; luxuriously,... |
| 3 | German | flott | afloat, able to navigate; quick, swift; lively,... |
| 4 | Middle Dutch | vlot | afloat, floatable |
| 5 | German | fließen | to flow |
| 6 | Middle High German | vlieȥen | to flow, run |
| 7 | Old High German | flioȥan | to flow, to run |
| 8 | Proto-West Germanic | fleutan | to float; to stream |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | fleutaną | to float, stream |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | plewd- | to fly, flow, run |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | plew- | to fly, flow, run |