Where does “Flusstal” come from?

Flusstal (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.

Flusstal (German): river valley

Definitions

  1. river valley

Ancestry of “Flusstal”, step by step

Flusstal 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 tal

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germantalvalley
2Middle High Germantal
3Old High Germantalvalley
4Proto-West Germanic*dalvalley, dale
5Proto-Germanicdaląvalley, dale
6Proto-Indo-Europeandʰel-an arch, vaulting, curve, curvature, cavity;...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European plew-Every word from Proto-Indo-European plewd-Every word from Proto-Germanic fleutaną