Where does “Geldabfluss” come from?

Geldabfluss (German) comes from German Abfluss, 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- — to fly, flow, run.

Geldabfluss (German): cash outflow

Definitions

  1. cash outflow

Ancestry of “Geldabfluss”, step by step

Geldabfluss traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Abfluss

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanAbflussdrain; plughole; outlet
2GermanFlußFormerly standard spelling of Fluss which was...
3Germanfließento flow
4Middle High Germanvlieȥento flow, run
5Old High Germanflioȥanto flow, to run
6Proto-West Germanicfleutanto float; to stream
7Proto-Germanicfleutanąto float, stream
8Proto-Indo-Europeanplewd-to fly, flow, run
9Proto-Indo-Europeanplew-to fly, flow, run

via German geld

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germangeldmoney
2Middle High Germangelt—
3Old High Germangeltpayment, money
4Proto-West Germanicgeldmoney
5Proto-GermanicgeldąThat which is paid out; reward, gift, money
6Proto-Indo-Europeangʰeldʰ-to repay, reward; to pay; to pay for, repay
Every word from Proto-Indo-European plew- →