Where does “flottyrmunk” come from?
flottyrmunk (Swedish) comes from Swedish flottyr, 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.
flottyrmunk (Swedish): a donut
Definitions
- a donut
Ancestry of “flottyrmunk”, step by step
flottyrmunk traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish flottyr
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | flottyr | fat used for deep-frying (for example oil or coconut butter) |
| 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 |
via Swedish munk
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | munk | monk; donut; deep-fried piece of dough |