Where does “flōd” come from?

flōd (Old English) comes from Proto-West Germanic flōdu, from Proto-Germanic flōduz, from Proto-Indo-European plōw-, from Proto-Indo-European plew- — to fly, flow, run.

flōd (Old English): river, flood

Definitions

  1. river, flood

Ancestry of “flōd”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanicflōduriver; flood
2Proto-Germanicflōduzriver; flood
3Proto-Indo-Europeanplōw-to flow, swim; to pour, wash
4Proto-Indo-Europeanplew-to fly, flow, run

Words derived from “flōd”

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