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
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This annotated version expands the abbreviations in the original entry Flotte. Random word Special:RandomInCategory/Annotated entries in Kluge's Etymological Dictionary of the German Language
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.

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