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Where does “Flohzirkus” come from?

Flohzirkus (German) comes from German flōh, 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.

Flohzirkus (German): flea circus

Definitions

  1. flea circus

Ancestry of “Flohzirkus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanflōh—
2Middle High Germanvlō(ch)—
3Old High Germanflōh—
4Proto-West Germanicflauhflea
5Proto-Germanicflauhazflea
6Proto-Indo-Europeanplówkos—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanplúsisflea
Every word from Proto-Indo-European plúsis →