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Where does “waterflood” come from?

waterflood (English) comes from Middle English waterrflod, from Old English wæterflōd.

waterflood (English): An inundation of water; To pump water into the...

Definitions

  1. An inundation of water; To pump water into the...

Ancestry of “waterflood”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishwaterrflod—
2Old Englishwæterflōd—
Every word from Old English wæterflōd →