Where does “nepflod” come from?

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

nepflod (Old English): a very low tide; a neaptide

Definitions

  1. a very low tide; a neaptide

Ancestry of “nepflod”, step by step

nepflod traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old English flōd

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishflōdriver, flood
2Proto-West Germanicflōduriver; flood
3Proto-Germanicflōduzriver; flood
4Proto-Indo-Europeanplōw-to flow, swim; to pour, wash
5Proto-Indo-Europeanplew-to fly, flow, run

via Old English nēp

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishnēpscant, lacking
2Proto-Germanicnōpiznarrow
Every word from Proto-Indo-European plew- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European plōw- →Every word from Proto-Germanic flōduz →