Where does “vorsintflutlich” come from?
vorsintflutlich (German) comes from German Sintflut, 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.
vorsintflutlich (German): antediluvian; archaic; very old or old-fashioned
Definitions
- antediluvian; archaic; very old or old-fashioned
Ancestry of “vorsintflutlich”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Sintflut | Deluge, the Great Flood; deluge |
| 2 | Middle High German | sinvluot | — |
| 3 | Old High German | sinfluot | — |
| 4 | Old High German | fluot | flood |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | flōdu | river; flood |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | flōduz | river; flood |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | plōw- | to flow, swim; to pour, wash |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | plew- | to fly, flow, run |