Where does “Flussgrund” come from?

Flussgrund (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.

Flussgrund (German): river floor

Definitions

  1. river floor

Ancestry of “Flussgrund”, step by step

Flussgrund 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 Grund

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanGrundground, land; bottom; reason; motive
2Middle High Germangrunt
3Old High Germangruntground
4Proto-West Germanicgrundu
5Proto-Germanicgrunduzground, foundation
6Proto-Indo-Europeangʰrem-to be angry; to sound, bellow, growl, roar, be...
7Proto-Indo-Europeangʰer-to rub; to stroke; to grind
Every word from Proto-Indo-European plew-Every word from Proto-Indo-European plewd-Every word from Proto-Germanic fleutaną