flytja

Icelandic

/ˈflɪːtja/

verb-weak

Definitions

(transitive) to move, to relocate (something or someone)
(intransitive) to move (between homes)
(transitive) to perform (e.g. a song or play)

Etymology

Inherited from Old Norse flytja (move) inherited from Proto-Germanic *flutjaną.

Origin

Proto-Germanic

*flutjaną

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Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

flit English
flitsome English
flitting English
flitty English
*plewd- Proto-Indo-European
flytte Norwegian Bokmål
*flutjaną Proto-Germanic
flytte Norwegian Nynorsk
flitten Middle English
flytja Old Norse
flytte Danish
flyta Faroese
flytia Old Swedish