Where does “flomme” come from?

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

flomme (Norwegian Bokmål): to flow, stream; flomme over - to overflow, flood

Definitions

  1. to flow, stream; flomme over - to overflow, flood

Ancestry of “flomme”, step by step

flomme traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål flom

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålfloma flood; imperative of flomme
2Old Norseflaumreddy
3Proto-Germanicflaumazstream; current; flood; eddy
4Proto-Indo-Europeanplew-to fly, flow, run

via Middle Low German vlome

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germanvlome—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European plew- →Every word from Proto-Germanic flaumaz →Every word from Old Norse flaumr →