flotter

French

verb
Definitions
  • (intransitive) To float
  • to flutter, to wave
  • (informal) to mill about

Etymology

Inherited from Middle French flotter inherited from Old French floter (float) derived from Frankish *flotōn (swim, float) derived from Proto-Germanic *flutōną (float, swim, flow) derived from Proto-Indo-European *plew- (flow, wash, run, fly, pour, pluck).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*plew-

Gloss

flow, wash, run, fly, pour, pluck

Concept
Semantic Field

Motion

Ontological Category

Action/Process

Kanji

走

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