Etymology of the English word flit
the English word
flitderived from the Old Norse word
flytjaderived from the Old Norse word
flytjaderived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*pleu-derived from the Proto-Germanic root
*flotojanDate
The earliest known usage of flit in English dates from the 12th century.
Derivations in English
flitter,
flitted,
flittingUsage
Word found in Modern English
