Where does “tranenvloed” come from?

tranenvloed (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.

tranenvloed (Dutch): lacrimation

Definitions

  1. lacrimation

Ancestry of “tranenvloed”, step by step

tranenvloed traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch vloed

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchvloedflood; flood, current
2Middle Dutchvloetflowing; flow, stream; flood
3Old Dutchfluotflood
4Proto-West Germanicflōduriver; flood
5Proto-Germanicflōduzriver; flood
6Proto-Indo-Europeanplōw-to flow, swim; to pour, wash
7Proto-Indo-Europeanplew-to fly, flow, run

via Dutch traan

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchtraantear; fish oil
2Middle Dutchtrâenmoisture, liquid
3Old Dutchtrāntear (in the eye)
4Proto-West Germanic*trahnutear in one's eye
Every word from Proto-Indo-European plew- →