Where does “flod” come from?

flod (Middle English) comes from Old English flōd, from Proto-West Germanic flōdu, from Proto-Germanic flōduz, from Proto-Indo-European plōw-, from Proto-Indo-European plew- — to fly, flow, run.

flod (Middle English): A waterbody or water in general; A flood; a...

Definitions

  1. A waterbody or water in general; A flood; a...

Ancestry of “flod”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishflōdriver, flood
2Proto-West Germanicflōduriver; flood
3Proto-Germanicflōduzriver; flood
4Proto-Indo-Europeanplōw-to flow, swim; to pour, wash
5Proto-Indo-Europeanplew-to fly, flow, run

Words derived from “flod”

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