Where does “болуот” come from?
болуот (Yakut) comes from Russian флот, from Dutch vloot, from Middle Dutch vlote, from Middle Dutch vlieten, from Old Dutch flietan, from Proto-West Germanic fleutan, from Proto-Germanic fleutaną, from Proto-Indo-European plewd- — to fly, flow, run.
болуот (Yakut): raft, float
Definitions
- raft, float
Ancestry of “болуот”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | флот | fleet, naval fleet |
| 2 | Dutch | vloot | fleet |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | vlote | — |
| 4 | Middle Dutch | vlieten | to flow; to float; to swim |
| 5 | Old Dutch | flietan | to float; to flow; to melt |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | fleutan | to float; to stream |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | fleutaną | to float, stream |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | plewd- | to fly, flow, run |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | plew- | to fly, flow, run |