Where does “sintvloed” come from?

sintvloed (Middle Dutch) comes from Middle High German sintvluot, 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.

Ancestry of “sintvloed”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germansintvluot—
2Old High Germansinfluot—
3Old High Germanfluotflood
4Proto-West Germanicflōduriver; flood
5Proto-Germanicflōduzriver; flood
6Proto-Indo-Europeanplōw-to flow, swim; to pour, wash
7Proto-Indo-Europeanplew-to fly, flow, run

Words derived from “sintvloed”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European plew- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European plōw- →Every word from Proto-Germanic flōduz →