Where does “flom” come from?

flom (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Old Norse flaumr, from Proto-Germanic flaumaz, from Proto-Indo-European plew- — to fly, flow, run.

flom (Norwegian Bokmål): a flood; imperative of flomme

Definitions

  1. a flood; imperative of flomme

Ancestry of “flom”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseflaumreddy
2Proto-Germanicflaumazstream; current; flood; eddy
3Proto-Indo-Europeanplew-to fly, flow, run

Words derived from “flom”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European plew- →Every word from Proto-Germanic flaumaz →Every word from Old Norse flaumr →
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