Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/flutô

This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed words 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

A float; flotation device
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