Where does “vloed” come from?
vloed (Dutch) comes 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.
vloed (Dutch): flood; flood, current
Ancestry of “vloed”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle Dutch | vloet | flowing; flow, stream; flood |
| 2 | Old Dutch | fluot | — |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | flōdu | river; flood |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | flōduz | river; flood |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | plōw- | to flow, swim; to pour, wash |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | plew- | to fly, flow, run |
Words derived from “vloed”