Where does “flytande” come from?

flytande (Swedish) comes from Swedish flyta, from Old Swedish flȳta, from Old Norse fljóta, from Proto-Germanic fleutaną, from Proto-Indo-European plewd-, from Proto-Indo-European plew- — to fly, flow, run.

flytande (Swedish): fluent; flowing, tending to flow; fluid

Definitions

  1. fluent; flowing, tending to flow; fluid

Ancestry of “flytande”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishflytato float; of an object or substance, to be...
2Old Swedishflȳtato float
3Old Norsefljótato float
4Proto-Germanicfleutanąto float, stream
5Proto-Indo-Europeanplewd-to fly, flow, run
6Proto-Indo-Europeanplew-to fly, flow, run

Words derived from “flytande”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European plew- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European plewd- →Every word from Proto-Germanic fleutaną →