Where does “abflusslos” come from?

abflusslos (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.

abflusslos (German): undrained

Definitions

  1. undrained

Ancestry of “abflusslos”, step by step

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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European plew-