English word float comes from Proto-Indo-European *plewd-, and later Proto-Germanic *fleutaną (To float, stream.)
| Dictionary entry | Language | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| *plewd- | Proto-Indo-European (ine-pro) | |
| *fleutaną | Proto-Germanic (gem-pro) | To float, stream. |
| *flutōną | Proto-Germanic (gem-pro) | To float; drift. |
| flotian | Old English (ang) | To float. |
| floten | Middle English (enm) | To float (rest on a liquid). |
| float | English (eng) | (computing, transitive) To cause (an element within a document) to float above or beside others.. (intransitive) Of an object or substance, to be supported by a liquid of greater density than the object so as that part of the object or substance remains above the surface.. (intransitive) To automatically adjust a parameter as related parameters change.. (intransitive) To be capable of [...] |