Where does “trögflytande” come from?
trögflytande (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.
trögflytande (Swedish): viscous (having high viscosity)
Definitions
- viscous (having high viscosity)
Ancestry of “trögflytande”, step by step
trögflytande traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish flytande
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | flytande | fluent; flowing, tending to flow; fluid |
| 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 trög
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | trög | inert, slow; slow, slow-blow; stupid, thinking... |