Where does “Flom” come from?

Flom (Luxembourgish) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk flaum, from Middle High German phlūme, from Old High German phlūma, from Latin plūma, from Proto-Italic plouksmā, from Proto-Indo-European plúnksneh₂, from Proto-Indo-European plú-n-k-, from Proto-Indo-European plewk- — to fly, flow, run.

Flom (Luxembourgish): fluff, down; skin

Definitions

  1. fluff, down; skin

Ancestry of “Flom”, step by step

Flom traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Nynorsk flaum

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskflaumflood
2Middle High Germanphlūme—
3Old High Germanphlūma—
4Latinplūmafeather, plume
5Proto-Italicplouksmā—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanplúnksneh₂feather
7Proto-Indo-Europeanplú-n-k-—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanplewk-to fly, flow, run; to splash, to flap with hands
9Proto-Indo-Europeanplew-to fly, flow, run

via Old French fleume

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchfleumephlegm
2Latinphlegmaphlegm
3Ancient Greekφλέγμαflame, fire, heat; inflammation; phlegm, a cold...
4Ancient Greek-μᾰ"suffix forming a noun denoting the result of an...
5Proto-Indo-European-mn̥Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs
Every word from Proto-Indo-European plew- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European plewk- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European plú-n-k- →