Where does “oflyt” come from?
oflyt (Swedish) comes from Swedish flyt, 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.
oflyt (Swedish): bad luck
Definitions
- bad luck
Ancestry of “oflyt”, step by step
oflyt traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish flyt
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | flyt | flow (things proceeding smoothly and well) |
| 2 | Swedish | flyta | to float; of an object or substance, to be... |
| 3 | Old Swedish | flȳta | to float |
| 4 | Old Norse | fljóta | to float |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | fleutaną | to float, stream |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | plewd- | to fly, flow, run |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | plew- | to fly, flow, run |
via Swedish o
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | o | O; the letter o; the Greek letter omega, being... |