Where does “Abflussrohr” come from?

Abflussrohr (German) comes from German Abfluss, from German Fluß, from German fließen, from Middle High German vlieȥen, from Old High German flioȥan, from Proto-West Germanic fleutan, from Proto-Germanic fleutaną, from Proto-Indo-European plewd- — to fly, flow, run.

Abflussrohr (German): drainpipe, waste pipe

Definitions

  1. drainpipe, waste pipe

Ancestry of “Abflussrohr”, step by step

Abflussrohr traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Abfluss

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanAbflussdrain; plughole; outlet
2GermanFlußFormerly standard spelling of Fluss which was...
3Germanfließento flow
4Middle High Germanvlieȥento flow, run
5Old High Germanflioȥanto flow, to run
6Proto-West Germanicfleutanto float; to stream
7Proto-Germanicfleutanąto float, stream
8Proto-Indo-Europeanplewd-to fly, flow, run
9Proto-Indo-Europeanplew-to fly, flow, run

via German Rohr

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanRohrduct, pipe, tube; blowpipe; cane
2Middle High Germanrōr—
3Old High Germanrōrpipe
4Proto-Germanicrauząpipe, reed, shaft, tube; reed, rush
5Proto-Indo-Europeaner-eagle, bird; loose, light, rare, sparse; to fail,...
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