Where does “Flut” come from?

Flut (German) comes from Middle High German vluot, from Old High German fluot, from Proto-West Germanic flōdu, from Proto-Germanic flōduz, from Proto-Indo-European plōw-, from Proto-Indo-European plew- — to fly, flow, run.

Flut (German): flow; flood; high tide; flood; great masses of...

Definitions

  1. flow; flood; high tide; flood; great masses of...

Ancestry of “Flut”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanvluot—
2Old High Germanfluotflood
3Proto-West Germanicflōduriver; flood
4Proto-Germanicflōduzriver; flood
5Proto-Indo-Europeanplōw-to flow, swim; to pour, wash
6Proto-Indo-Europeanplew-to fly, flow, run

Words derived from “Flut”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European plew- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European plōw- →Every word from Proto-Germanic flōduz →