Fliet

German Low German

Etymology

From Middle Low German vlît, from Old Saxon flīt, from Proto-West Germanic *flīt, from Proto-Germanic *flītaz, of unknown ultimate origin. Compare German Fleiß (“diligence”); also possibly related to Welsh llwydd (“success”).

Noun

Fliet m (no plural)

  1. zeal
  2. diligence

Plautdietsch

Noun

Fliet f

  1. diligence combined with effort

Saterland Frisian

Etymology

From Old Frisian flīt, from Proto-West Germanic *flīt, from Proto-Germanic *flītaz, *flītiz (“diligence, effort”).

Noun

Fliet m

  1. zeal
  2. diligence
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