Where does “Schmelzfluss” come from?

Schmelzfluss (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.

Schmelzfluss (German): molten mass; flux

Definitions

  1. molten mass; flux

Ancestry of “Schmelzfluss”, step by step

Schmelzfluss 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 schmelzen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanschmelzento melt; to liquefy; to dwindle; to melt away; to...
2Old High Germansmelzan
3Proto-Germanicsmeltanąto melt
4Proto-Indo-European(s)meld-to soften, to melt

Words derived from “Schmelzfluss

Every word from Proto-Indo-European plew-Every word from Proto-Indo-European plewd-Every word from Proto-Germanic fleutaną