Where does “flóð” come from?

flóð (Old Norse) comes from Proto-Germanic flōduz, from Proto-Indo-European plōw-, from Proto-Indo-European plew- — to fly, flow, run.

flóð (Old Norse): flood; stream, river, flood, massive flow of...

Definitions

  1. flood; stream, river, flood, massive flow of...

Ancestry of “flóð”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicflōduzriver; flood
2Proto-Indo-Europeanplōw-to flow, swim; to pour, wash
3Proto-Indo-Europeanplew-to fly, flow, run

Words derived from “flóð

Every word from Proto-Indo-European plew-Every word from Proto-Indo-European plōw-Every word from Proto-Germanic flōduz