Where does “fluoh” come from?

fluoh (Old High German) comes from Old High German fluohhon, from Proto-West Germanic *flōkan, from Proto-Germanic flōkaną, from Proto-Indo-European pleh₂g-, from Proto-Indo-European pel- — to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold.

fluoh (Old High German): curse, malediction

Definitions

  1. curse, malediction

Ancestry of “fluoh”, step by step

fluoh traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old High German fluohhon

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanfluohhonto speak evil of
2Proto-West Germanic*flōkanto curse
3Proto-Germanicflōkanąto beat, strike; to lament
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpleh₂g-—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpel-to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold

via Proto-Germanic *flak

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanic*flak—
2Proto-Germanicflakazflat
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpl̥kehflat surface

Words derived from “fluoh”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pleh₂g- →Every word from Proto-Germanic flōkaną →