Where does “floth” come from?

floth (Old Danish) comes from Old Norse flóð, from Proto-Germanic flōduz, from Proto-Indo-European plōw-, from Proto-Indo-European plew- — to fly, flow, run.

Ancestry of “floth”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseflóðflood; stream, river, flood, massive flow of...
2Proto-Germanicflōduzriver; flood
3Proto-Indo-Europeanplōw-to flow, swim; to pour, wash
4Proto-Indo-Europeanplew-to fly, flow, run

Words derived from “floth”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European plew- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European plōw- →Every word from Proto-Germanic flōduz →