Where does “flytväst” come from?

flytväst (Swedish) comes from Swedish väst, from Latin vestis, from Latin līnea, from Latin līnum, from Proto-Italic līnom, from Proto-Indo-European līnom — flax.

flytväst (Swedish): a life jacket

Definitions

  1. a life jacket

Ancestry of “flytväst”, step by step

flytväst traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish väst

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishvästwest
2Latinvestisgarment, gown, robe, vestment, clothing, vesture;...
3LatinlīneaA linen thread
4Latinlīnumflax
5Proto-Italiclīnom—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanlīnomflax

via Swedish flyta

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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European līnom →Every word from Proto-Italic līnom →Every word from Latin līnum →