Where does “Fluttor” come from?

Fluttor (German) comes from German Flut, 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.

Fluttor (German): floodgate, stop gate

Definitions

  1. floodgate, stop gate

Ancestry of “Fluttor”, step by step

Fluttor traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Flut

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanFlutflow; flood; high tide; flood; great masses of...
2Middle High Germanvluot
3Old High Germanfluotflood
4Proto-West Germanicflōduriver; flood
5Proto-Germanicflōduzriver; flood
6Proto-Indo-Europeanplōw-to flow, swim; to pour, wash
7Proto-Indo-Europeanplew-to fly, flow, run

via German tor

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germantorgate, archway passageway covered by an arch, particularly one made of masonry
2Old High Germantor
3Proto-Germanicdurąbig door, gate
4Proto-Indo-Europeandʰwer-door
Every word from Proto-Indo-European plew-Every word from Proto-Indo-European plōw-Every word from Proto-Germanic flōduz