Where does “Sandfloh” come from?

Sandfloh (German) comes from German flōh, from Middle High German vlō(ch), from Old High German flōh, from Proto-West Germanic flauh, from Proto-Germanic flauhaz, from Proto-Indo-European plówkos, from Proto-Indo-European plúsis — flea.

Sandfloh (German): sandflea

Definitions

  1. sandflea

Ancestry of “Sandfloh”, step by step

Sandfloh traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German flōh

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanflōhflea parasitic insect
2Middle High Germanvlō(ch)—
3Old High Germanflōh—
4Proto-West Germanicflauhflea
5Proto-Germanicflauhazflea
6Proto-Indo-Europeanplówkos—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanplúsisflea

via German sand

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germansandsand particles of rock
2Middle High Germansant—
3Old High Germansantsand
4Norwegian Nynorsksamdin agreement
5Proto-Germanicsamdazsand
6Proto-Indo-Europeansámh₂dʰossand
7Proto-Indo-Europeansem-together, one
Every word from Proto-Indo-European plúsis →Every word from Proto-Indo-European plówkos →Every word from Proto-Germanic flauhaz →