A type of flat-bottomed boat or vessel used historically in shallow waters.
From Middle Dutch 'floyt' or similar Germanic root meaning a small boat; related to Old Norse 'floti' (fleet). The word traveled through maritime trade languages as ship design spread across northern Europe.
The floit represents how vocabulary floats across cultures—Dutch traders brought this boat design to England, and the word came along for the ride, just like the vessels themselves sailed international waters.
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