Where does “vloeien” come from?

vloeien (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch vloeyen, from Old Dutch fluoien, from Proto-West Germanic *flōan, from Proto-Germanic flōaną, from Proto-Indo-European plōw-, from Proto-Indo-European plew- — to fly, flow, run.

vloeien (Dutch): to flow

Definitions

  1. to flow

Ancestry of “vloeien”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchvloeyento flow; to flow from the body; to be in...
2Old Dutchfluoien—
3Proto-West Germanic*flōanto flow
4Proto-Germanicflōanąto flow
5Proto-Indo-Europeanplōw-to flow, swim; to pour, wash
6Proto-Indo-Europeanplew-to fly, flow, run

Words derived from “vloeien”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European plew- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European plōw- →Every word from Proto-Germanic flōaną →