Where does “flowen” come from?

flowen (Middle English) comes from Old English flōwan, from Proto-West Germanic *flōan, from Proto-Germanic flōaną, from Proto-Indo-European plōw-, from Proto-Indo-European plew- — to fly, flow, run.

flowen (Middle English): To flow, stream, or issue; to move; To become...

Definitions

  1. To flow, stream, or issue; to move; To become...

Ancestry of “flowen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishflōwanto flow
2Proto-West Germanic*flōanto flow
3Proto-Germanicflōanąto flow
4Proto-Indo-Europeanplōw-to flow, swim; to pour, wash
5Proto-Indo-Europeanplew-to fly, flow, run

Words derived from “flowen”

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