Where does “flodhest” come from?

flodhest (Danish) comes from Danish flod, from Old Danish floth, from Old Norse flóð, from Proto-Germanic flōduz, from Proto-Indo-European plōw-, from Proto-Indo-European plew- — to fly, flow, run.

flodhest (Danish): hippopotamus

Definitions

  1. hippopotamus

Ancestry of “flodhest”, step by step

flodhest traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish flod

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishflodriver; high tide
2Old Danishfloth—
3Old Norseflóðflood; stream, river, flood, massive flow of...
4Proto-Germanicflōduzriver; flood
5Proto-Indo-Europeanplōw-to flow, swim; to pour, wash
6Proto-Indo-Europeanplew-to fly, flow, run

via Danish hest

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishhesthorse
2Old Englishhæstviolence, fury; strife; violent
3Old Norsehestrhorse
4Proto-Germanichangistazhorse, stallion
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱanḱest-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European plew- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European plōw- →Every word from Proto-Germanic flōduz →
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