Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/flutô

This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Germanic

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *plewd-, *plew- (“to fly; flow; run”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɸlu.tɔːː/

Noun

*flutô m

1. A float; flotation device
2. A raft; boat; ship

Inflection

masculine an-stemDeclension of *flutô (masculine an-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*flutô	*flutaniz
vocative	*flutô	*flutaniz
accusative	*flutanų	*flutanunz
genitive	*flutiniz	*flutanǫ̂
dative	*flutini	*flutammaz
instrumental	*flutinē	*flutammiz

Related terms

• *fleutaną
• *flutōną

Descendants

• Old English: flota m
  • Middle English: flote
    • Scots: flote, flot
    • English: float
• Old High German: flozza f
  • Middle High German: vlozze
    • German: Flosse
      • Ido: floso
• Old Norse: floti m
  • Icelandic: floti
  • Faroese: floti
  • Norwegian: flåte
  • Old Swedish: floti, fluti
    • Swedish: flotte, flotta
  • Danish: flåde
  • → Old French: flotte
    • Middle French: flotte
      • French: flotte
        • → German: Flotte (through confluence with Middle Low German vlôte)
    • → Italian: flotta