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Where does “fló” come from?

fló (Old Norse) comes from Proto-Germanic flauhaz, from Proto-Indo-European plówkos, from Proto-Indo-European plúsis — flea.

fló (Old Norse): layer, stratum; flea; first/third-person singular...

Definitions

  1. layer, stratum; flea; first/third-person singular...

Ancestry of “fló”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicflauhazflea
2Proto-Indo-Europeanplówkos—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanplúsisflea

Words derived from “fló”

  • floe
  • icefloe
  • fló
  • flo
Every word from Proto-Indo-European plúsis →