Where does “flōh” come from?

flōh (Old High German) comes from Proto-West Germanic flauh, from Proto-Germanic flauhaz, from Proto-Indo-European plówkos, from Proto-Indo-European plúsis — flea.

Ancestry of “flōh”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanicflauhflea
2Proto-Germanicflauhazflea
3Proto-Indo-Europeanplówkos—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanplúsisflea

Words derived from “flōh”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European plúsis →Every word from Proto-Indo-European plówkos →Every word from Proto-Germanic flauhaz →
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