Where does “vloei” come from?

vloei (Afrikaans) comes from Dutch vloeien, from Middle Dutch vloeyen, from Old Dutch fluoien, from Proto-West Germanic *flōan, from Proto-Germanic flōaną, from Proto-Indo-European plōw-, from Proto-Indo-European plew- — to fly, flow, run.

vloei (Afrikaans): To flow

Definitions

  1. To flow

Ancestry of “vloei”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchvloeiento flow
2Middle Dutchvloeyento flow; to flow from the body; to be in...
3Old Dutchfluoien—
4Proto-West Germanic*flōanto flow
5Proto-Germanicflōanąto flow
6Proto-Indo-Europeanplōw-to flow, swim; to pour, wash
7Proto-Indo-Europeanplew-to fly, flow, run
Every word from Proto-Indo-European plew- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European plōw- →Every word from Proto-Germanic flōaną →