Etymology Explorer › Old High German

Where does “flozza” come from?

flozza (Old High German) comes from Proto-Germanic flutô, from Proto-Indo-European plewd-, from Proto-Indo-European plew- — to fly, flow, run.

Ancestry of “flozza”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-GermanicflutôA float; flotation device; A raft; boat; ship
2Proto-Indo-Europeanplewd-to fly, flow, run
3Proto-Indo-Europeanplew-to fly, flow, run

Words derived from “flozza”

  • Bauchflosse
  • Flosse
  • floso
  • vlozze
Every word from Proto-Indo-European plew- →