Where does “flooding” come from?
Flooding comes from English flood, from Middle English flod, from Old English flōd, from Proto-Germanic flōduz, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European plew-.
flooding (English): present participle of flood; An act of flooding;...
Definitions
- present participle of flood; An act of flooding;...
Ancestry of “flooding”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | flood | A overflow of water from a lake or other body of... |
| 2 | Middle English | flod | A waterbody or water in general; A flood; a... |
| 3 | Old English | flōd | river, flood |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | flōdu | river; flood |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | flōduz | river; flood |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | plōw- | to flow, swim; to pour, wash |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | plew- | to fly, flow, run |
Words derived from “flooding”