Where does “flowgraph” come from?

flowgraph (English) comes from English flow, from Middle English flowen, from Old English flōwan, from Proto-West Germanic *flōan, from Proto-Germanic flōaną, from Proto-Indo-European plōw-, from Proto-Indo-European plew- — to fly, flow, run.

flowgraph (English): A diagram indicating flow, as of a signal or an...

Definitions

  1. A diagram indicating flow, as of a signal or an...

Ancestry of “flowgraph”, step by step

flowgraph traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English flow

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishflowA movement in people or things with a particular...
2Middle EnglishflowenTo flow, stream, or issue; to move; To become...
3Old Englishflōwanto flow
4Proto-West Germanic*flōanto flow
5Proto-Germanicflōanąto flow
6Proto-Indo-Europeanplōw-to flow, swim; to pour, wash
7Proto-Indo-Europeanplew-to fly, flow, run

via English graph

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishgraphA data chart intended to illustrate the...
2Ancient Greekγράφωto scratch, cut into; to draw, sketch, paint; to...
3Proto-Hellenicgrəpʰōto scratch, cut or carve into
4Proto-Indo-Europeangerbʰ-to carve
5Proto-Indo-Europeanger-to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European plew-Every word from Proto-Indo-European plōw-Every word from Proto-Germanic flōaną
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