Where does “stormflo” come from?
stormflo (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål flo, 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.
stormflo (Norwegian Bokmål): a storm surge
Definitions
- a storm surge
Ancestry of “stormflo”, step by step
stormflo traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Norwegian Bokmål flo
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | flo | high tide |
| 2 | Danish | flod | river; high tide |
| 3 | Old Danish | floth | — |
| 4 | Old Norse | flóð | flood; stream, river, flood, massive flow of... |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | flōduz | river; flood |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | plōw- | to flow, swim; to pour, wash |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | plew- | to fly, flow, run |