flit
n. US //ˈfɫɪt// UK //flˈɪt// flit
From Middle English flitten, flytten, from Old Norse flytja (“to move”), from Proto-Germanic flutjaną, from Proto-Indo-European plewd- (“to flow; run”). Cognate Icelandic flytja, Swedish flytta, Danish flytte, Norwegian flytte, Faroese flyta. Compare also Saterland Frisian flitskje (“to rush; run quickly”).
Short for fl(ow control un)it or fl(ow control dig)it.