Where does “Flussbiegung” come from?

Flussbiegung (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.

Flussbiegung (German): riverbend

Definitions

  1. riverbend

Ancestry of “Flussbiegung”, step by step

Flussbiegung 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 Biegung

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanBiegungbend; curve
2Germanbiegento bend something; to bend; to be bent; to turn;...
3Middle High Germanbiegento bow; to bend
4Old High Germanbioganto bow; to bend or curve
5Proto-West Germanicbeuganto bend, to become bent
6Proto-Germanicbeuganąto bend, bow
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰūgʰ-to bend
Every word from Proto-Indo-European plew-Every word from Proto-Indo-European plewd-Every word from Proto-Germanic fleutaną