Where does “underflowan” come from?

underflowan (Old English) comes from Old English flōwan, from Proto-West Germanic *flōan, from Proto-Germanic flōaną, from Proto-Indo-European plōw-, from Proto-Indo-European plew- — to fly, flow, run.

underflowan (Old English): to flow under

Definitions

  1. to flow under

Ancestry of “underflowan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishflōwanto flow
2Proto-West Germanic*flōanto flow
3Proto-Germanicflōanąto flow
4Proto-Indo-Europeanplōw-to flow, swim; to pour, wash
5Proto-Indo-Europeanplew-to fly, flow, run
Every word from Proto-Indo-European plew- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European plōw- →Every word from Proto-Germanic flōaną →