flighty

/ˈflaɪti/ · adj

Meaning

Given to unplanned and silly ideas or actions.
That flies easily or often.
Swift.

Etymology / origin

From flight + -y. Compare Dutch vluchtig (“volatile; fleeting; cursory”), German flüchtig (“volatile; fleeting; momentary; quick”), Danish flygtig (“elusive; evasive”), Swedish flyktig.

flyktig(Swedish)→
flygtig(Danish)→
flüchtig(German)→
vluchtig(Dutch)→
flighty (English)
Relations: cog, cog, cog, cog

Related words

vluchtig(Dutch)flüchtig(German)flygtig(Danish)flyktig(Swedish)

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