Where does “Floss” come from?

Floss (Luxembourgish) comes from German Flosse, from Middle High German vlozze, from Old High German flozza, from Proto-Germanic flutô, from Proto-Indo-European plewd-, from Proto-Indo-European plew- — to fly, flow, run.

Floss (Luxembourgish): river; fin, flipper

Definitions

  1. river; fin, flipper

Ancestry of “Floss”, step by step

Floss traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Flosse

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanFlossefin, flipper; hand
2Middle High Germanvlozze—
3Old High Germanflozza—
4Proto-GermanicflutôA float; flotation device; A raft; boat; ship
5Proto-Indo-Europeanplewd-to fly, flow, run
6Proto-Indo-Europeanplew-to fly, flow, run

via Middle High German vluz

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanvluz—
2Old High Germanfluz—
3Proto-West Germanicflōduriver; flood
4Proto-Germanicflōduzriver; flood
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpléh₃tusan overflowing, flood
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpleh₃(w)-to swim, flow

Words derived from “Floss”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European plew- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European plewd- →Every word from Proto-Germanic flutô →