| Part of speech | unknown part of speech |
|---|
| Catalan | flotar; surar |
|---|---|
| Dutch | dobberen; drijven; vlotten |
| English | float |
| English (Old English) | flotian |
| Faeroese | flóta |
| Finnish | kellua |
| French | flotter |
| German | obenauf schwimmen; treiben |
| Hawaiian | lana; lanalana |
| Latin | fluctuare |
| Luxemburgish | schwammen |
| Malay | apung; mengapung |
| Norwegian | flyte |
| Papiamento | drif |
| Polish | pływać |
| Portuguese | boiar; flutuar |
| Russian | плыть |
| Scottish Gaelic | bi a’ fleòdradh |
| Spanish | flotar; sobrenadar |
| Sranan | dribi; drifi |
| Swedish | flyta |
| West Frisian | driuwe |