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

Definitions

  1. layer, slab

Ancestry of “flo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseflólayer, stratum; flea; first/third-person singular...
2Proto-Germanicflauhazflea
3Proto-Indo-Europeanplówkos—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanplúsisflea
Every word from Proto-Indo-European plúsis →Every word from Proto-Indo-European plówkos →Every word from Proto-Germanic flauhaz →