Where does “vlō” come from?

vlō (Middle High German) comes from Old High German flōh, from Proto-West Germanic flauh, from Proto-Germanic flauhaz, from Proto-Indo-European plówkos, from Proto-Indo-European plúsis — flea.

Ancestry of “vlō”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanflōh—
2Proto-West Germanicflauhflea
3Proto-Germanicflauhazflea
4Proto-Indo-Europeanplówkos—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanplúsisflea

Words derived from “vlō”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European plúsis →Every word from Proto-Indo-European plówkos →Every word from Proto-Germanic flauhaz →