Where does “Eiterfluss” come from?

Eiterfluss (German) comes 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-, from Proto-Indo-European plew- — to fly, flow, run.

Eiterfluss (German): pyorrhea discharge of pus

Definitions

  1. pyorrhea discharge of pus

Ancestry of “Eiterfluss”, step by step

Eiterfluss traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Fluß

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

via German eiter

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germaneiterinflection of eitern: ## first-person singular...
2Middle High Germaneiter—
3Old High Germaneitarpus; poison
4Proto-Germanicaitrąpoison; pus
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂oyd-abscess; tumor, abscess
Every word from Proto-Indo-European plew- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European plewd- →Every word from Proto-Germanic fleutaną →