Where does “Fluss” come from?

Fluss (Hunsrik) comes from Middle High German vluz, from Old High German fluz, from Proto-West Germanic flōdu, from Proto-Germanic flōduz, from Proto-Indo-European plōw-, from Proto-Indo-European plew- — to fly, flow, run.

Fluss (Hunsrik): river

Definitions

  1. river

Ancestry of “Fluss”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanvluz—
2Old High Germanfluz—
3Proto-West Germanicflōduriver; flood
4Proto-Germanicflōduzriver; flood
5Proto-Indo-Europeanplōw-to flow, swim; to pour, wash
6Proto-Indo-Europeanplew-to fly, flow, run
Every word from Proto-Indo-European plew- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European plōw- →Every word from Proto-Germanic flōduz →