Where does “vlô” come from?

vlô (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch flō, from Proto-West Germanic flauh, from Proto-Germanic flauhaz, from Proto-Indo-European plówkos, from Proto-Indo-European plúsis — flea.

Ancestry of “vlô”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchflōflea
2Proto-West Germanicflauhflea
3Proto-Germanicflauhazflea
4Proto-Indo-Europeanplówkos
5Proto-Indo-Europeanplúsisflea

Words derived from “vlô

Every word from Proto-Indo-European plúsisEvery word from Proto-Indo-European plówkosEvery word from Proto-Germanic flauhaz