Where does “vlēt” come from?

vlēt (Middle Low German) comes from Norman fliot, from Old Norse flóð, from Proto-Germanic flōduz, from Proto-Indo-European plōw-, from Proto-Indo-European plew- — to fly, flow, run.

Ancestry of “vlēt”, step by step

vlēt traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norman fliot

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Normanfliotflow of tide, flood
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

via Proto-Germanic flatją

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicflatjąa level surface; level ground; the floor of a...
2Proto-Germanicflatazflat
3Proto-Indo-EuropeanplÁt-—

Words derived from “vlēt”

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