FLIT - Definition & Meaning for Kids
Meaning 1
Part of speech: Verb
move along rapidly and lightly; skim or dart
Example: The hummingbird flitted among the branches
Categories: Travel rapidly, Speed, Hurry, Zip
Meaning 2
Part of speech: Noun
a secret move (to avoid paying debts)
Example: they did a moonlight flit
Categories: Move, Relocation
Synonyms
🌱 Word Origin (Etymology)
The word "flit" comes from Proto-Indo-European *plewd-. It started in Proto-Germanic *flutjaną. Then it appeared in Old Norse flytja. Later, people used it in Middle English flitten. Many other languages have similar words:.
- Icelandic: flytja
- Swedish: flytta
- Danish: flytte
- Norwegian: flytte
- Faroese: flyta
- Saterland Frisian: flitskje
🧩 Fun Fact
This word's path shows how empires, trade, and scholarship spread vocabulary across continents.