Where does “flóa” come from?

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

flóa (Old Norse): to flow

Definitions

  1. to flow

Ancestry of “flóa”, step by step

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

Words derived from “flóa”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European plew- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European plōw- →Every word from Proto-Germanic flōaną →
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