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Where does “flytta” come from?

flytta (Swedish) comes from Old Swedish flytia, from Old Norse flytja, from Proto-Germanic flutjaną, from Proto-Indo-European plewd-, from Proto-Indo-European plew- — to fly, flow, run.

flytta (Swedish): to move; to relocate an object; to move; to...

Definitions

  1. to move; to relocate an object; to move; to...

Ancestry of “flytta”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Swedishflytiato move, set in motion; to transer; to translate
2Old Norseflytjato move
3Proto-Germanicflutjanąto move, flutter
4Proto-Indo-Europeanplewd-to fly, flow, run
5Proto-Indo-Europeanplew-to fly, flow, run
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