Where does “zondvloed” come from?

zondvloed (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch sintvloed, from Middle High German sintvluot, from Old High German sinfluot, from Old High German fluot, from Proto-West Germanic flōdu, from Proto-Germanic flōduz, from Proto-Indo-European plōw-, from Proto-Indo-European plew- — to fly, flow, run.

zondvloed (Dutch): Deluge; deluge, great flood; spill or abundance...

Definitions

  1. Deluge; deluge, great flood; spill or abundance...

Ancestry of “zondvloed”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchsintvloed—
2Middle High Germansintvluot—
3Old High Germansinfluot—
4Old High Germanfluotflood
5Proto-West Germanicflōduriver; flood
6Proto-Germanicflōduzriver; flood
7Proto-Indo-Europeanplōw-to flow, swim; to pour, wash
8Proto-Indo-Europeanplew-to fly, flow, run
Every word from Proto-Indo-European plew- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European plōw- →Every word from Proto-Germanic flōduz →