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Where does “vloedgolf” come from?

vloedgolf (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.

vloedgolf (Dutch): A tidal wave, large and sudden rise and fall in...

Definitions

  1. A tidal wave, large and sudden rise and fall in...

Ancestry of “vloedgolf”, step by step

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