Where does “Fluß” come from?
Fluß (German) comes 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.
Fluß (German): Formerly standard spelling of Fluss which was...
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- Formerly standard spelling of Fluss which was...
Ancestry of “Fluß”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | German | fließen | to flow |
| 2 | Middle High German | vlieȥen | — |
| 3 | Old High German | flioȥan | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | fleutan | to float; to stream |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | fleutaną | to float, stream |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | plewd- | to fly, flow, run |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | plew- | to fly, flow, run |