Where does “luode” come from?

luode (Finnish) comes from Proto-Finnic loodeh, from Proto-Germanic flōduz, from Proto-Indo-European plōw-, from Proto-Indo-European plew- — to fly, flow, run.

luode (Finnish): northwest; ebb

Definitions

  1. northwest; ebb

Ancestry of “luode”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Finnicloodehnorthwest-west
2Proto-Germanicflōduzriver; flood
3Proto-Indo-Europeanplōw-to flow, swim; to pour, wash
4Proto-Indo-Europeanplew-to fly, flow, run

Words derived from “luode

Every word from Proto-Indo-European plew-