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Etymology edit

From Proto-Germanic *fleutaną, akin to German fließen, Old Saxon fliotan, Dutch vlieten and Old Norse fljóta.

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Verb edit

flēotan

  1. to float

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Descendants edit

  • Middle English: fleten, fleoten, flete, fleetyn, fleete
    • English: fleet
    • Scots: fleet