Where does “Floh” come from?
Floh (German) comes from Middle High German vlō(ch), from Old High German flōh, from Proto-West Germanic flauh, from Proto-Germanic flauhaz, from Proto-Indo-European plówkos, from Proto-Indo-European plúsis — flea.
Ancestry of “Floh”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle High German | vlō(ch) | — |
| 2 | Old High German | flōh | — |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | flauh | flea |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | flauhaz | flea |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | plówkos | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | plúsis | flea |