fløde

Danish

/fløːðə/

noun
Definitions
  • cream fat from milk
  • (metaphorically) cream the best of something

Etymology

Inherited from Old Danish fløthæ inherited from Old Norse flautir (something that floats on top, sour whipped milk) inherited from Proto-Germanic *flautijǭ.

Origin

Proto-Germanic

*flautijǭ

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