Where does “flo” come from?
flo (Norwegian) comes from Old Norse fló, from Proto-Germanic flauhaz, from Proto-Indo-European plówkos, from Proto-Indo-European plúsis — flea.
flo (Norwegian): layer, slab
Ancestry of “flo”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Norse | fló | layer, stratum; flea; first/third-person singular... |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | flauhaz | flea |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | plówkos | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | plúsis | flea |