An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/Annotated/Flotte

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An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, F
by Friedrich Kluge, translated by John Francis Davis

Flotte

flößen

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This annotated version expands the abbreviations in the original entry Flotte.

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2631510An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, F — FlotteJohn Francis DavisFriedrich Kluge

Flotte, feminine, ‘fleet, navy,’ Modern High German only, from French flotte, which, with its Romance cognates, was borrowed from Scandinavian flote, neuter, ‘fleet’; compare Dutch vloot, but English fleet; all allied to fließen, Teutonic root flut.