Where does “fló” come from?

fló (Icelandic) comes from Old Norse fló, from Proto-Germanic flauhaz, from Proto-Indo-European plówkos, from Proto-Indo-European plúsis — flea.

fló (Icelandic): flea

Definitions

  1. flea

Ancestry of “fló”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseflólayer, stratum; flea; first/third-person singular...
2Proto-Germanicflauhazflea
3Proto-Indo-Europeanplówkos—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanplúsisflea
Every word from Proto-Indo-European plúsis →Every word from Proto-Indo-European plówkos →Every word from Proto-Germanic flauhaz →