Etymology Explorer › Old High German

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”

  • Flohzirkus
  • Flohmarkt
  • Floh
  • vlō
  • Flou
  • Floumaart
  • fłuch
Every word from Proto-Indo-European plúsis →