Where does “flot” come from?

flot (Middle French) comes from Old French flot, from Old Norse flóð, from Proto-Germanic flōduz, from Proto-Indo-European plōw-, from Proto-Indo-European plew- — to fly, flow, run.

flot (Middle French): considerable quantity of poured liquid, stream,...

Definitions

  1. considerable quantity of poured liquid, stream,...

Ancestry of “flot”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchflotwave, billow; surge on the surface of a body of...
2Old Norseflóðflood; stream, river, flood, massive flow of...
3Proto-Germanicflōduzriver; flood
4Proto-Indo-Europeanplōw-to flow, swim; to pour, wash
5Proto-Indo-Europeanplew-to fly, flow, run

Words derived from “flot”

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