Etymology Explorer › Middle High German

Where does “vlozze” come from?

vlozze (Middle High German) comes from Old High German flozza, from Proto-Germanic flutô, from Proto-Indo-European plewd-, from Proto-Indo-European plew- — to fly, flow, run.

Ancestry of “vlozze”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanflozza—
2Proto-GermanicflutôA float; flotation device; A raft; boat; ship
3Proto-Indo-Europeanplewd-to fly, flow, run
4Proto-Indo-Europeanplew-to fly, flow, run

Words derived from “vlozze”

  • Bauchflosse
  • Flosse
  • floso
Every word from Proto-Indo-European plew- →