Where does “flod” come from?

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

flod (Old Saxon): river, stream; flood, deluge

Definitions

  1. river, stream; flood, deluge

Ancestry of “flod”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicflōduzriver; flood
2Proto-Indo-Europeanplōw-to flow, swim; to pour, wash
3Proto-Indo-Europeanplew-to fly, flow, run
Every word from Proto-Indo-European plew- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European plōw- →Every word from Proto-Germanic flōduz →