Where does “flottyr” come from?
flottyr (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.
flottyr (Swedish): fat used for deep-frying (for example oil or coconut butter)
Definitions
- fat used for deep-frying (for example oil or coconut butter)
Ancestry of “flottyr”, step by step
| 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 |