Where does “Sintflut” come from?

Sintflut (German) comes from Middle High German sinvluot, from Old High German sinfluot, 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.

Sintflut (German): Deluge, the Great Flood; deluge

Definitions

  1. Deluge, the Great Flood; deluge

Ancestry of “Sintflut”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germansinvluot—
2Old High Germansinfluot—
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

Words derived from “Sintflut”

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