Where does “stortvloed” come from?
stortvloed (Dutch) comes from Dutch vloed, from Middle Dutch vloet, from Old Dutch fluot, from Proto-West Germanic flōdu, from Proto-Germanic flōduz, from Proto-Indo-European plōw-, from Proto-Indo-European plew- — to fly, flow, run.
stortvloed (Dutch): flash flood, deluge
Definitions
- flash flood, deluge
Ancestry of “stortvloed”, step by step
stortvloed traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch vloed
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | vloed | flood; flood, current |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | vloet | flowing; flow, stream; flood |
| 3 | Old Dutch | fluot | flood |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | flōdu | river; flood |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | flōduz | river; flood |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | plōw- | to flow, swim; to pour, wash |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | plew- | to fly, flow, run |