Where does “lättflytande” come from?

lättflytande (Swedish) comes from Swedish flytande, 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.

lättflytande (Swedish): runny (having low viscosity)

Definitions

  1. runny (having low viscosity)

Ancestry of “lättflytande”, step by step

lättflytande traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish flytande

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishflytandefluent; flowing, tending to flow; fluid
2Swedishflytato float; of an object or substance, to be...
3Old Swedishflȳtato float
4Old Norsefljótato float
5Proto-Germanicfleutanąto float, stream
6Proto-Indo-Europeanplewd-to fly, flow, run
7Proto-Indo-Europeanplew-to fly, flow, run

via Swedish lätt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishlättlight; of low weight; light, lean, low-fat;...
2Old Swedishlætterlight; easy; easily disrupted
3Old Norseléttrlight; easy
4Proto-Germaniclinhtazlight
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁lengʷʰ-light
Every word from Proto-Indo-European plew- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European plewd- →Every word from Proto-Germanic fleutaną →