Where does “flo” come from?

flo (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Danish flod, from Old Danish floth, from Old Norse flóð, from Proto-Germanic flōduz, from Proto-Indo-European plōw-, from Proto-Indo-European plew- — to fly, flow, run.

flo (Norwegian Bokmål): high tide

Definitions

  1. high tide

Ancestry of “flo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishflodriver; high tide
2Old Danishfloth—
3Old Norseflóðflood; stream, river, flood, massive flow of...
4Proto-Germanicflōduzriver; flood
5Proto-Indo-Europeanplōw-to flow, swim; to pour, wash
6Proto-Indo-Europeanplew-to fly, flow, run

Words derived from “flo”

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