flit

Where does the word "flit" come from? It comes from Old Norse flytja, and was adopted directly into English (1300s).

Flit’s story begins in Old Norse: flytja meant “to move, to convey.” Scots still use 'flit' to mean move house. It reached English by 1300s as flit. Settled as the English word for moving quickly and lightly. Today, flit means to move quickly and lightly from one place or thing to another.

1. Stage 1 · Old Norse · medieval flytja "to move, to convey", Scots still use 'flit' to mean move house.
2. Stage 2 · English · 1300s flit "to move quickly and lightly", settled as the English word for moving quickly and lightly.