Where does “Sturmflut” come from?
Sturmflut (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.
Sturmflut (German): storm surge, storm tide
Definitions
- storm surge, storm tide
Ancestry of “Sturmflut”, step by step
Sturmflut traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Flut
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Flut | flow; flood; high tide; flood; great masses of... |
| 2 | Middle High German | vluot | — |
| 3 | Old High German | fluot | flood |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | flōdu | river; flood |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | flōduz | river; flood |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | plōw- | to flow, swim; to pour, wash |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | plew- | to fly, flow, run |