Where does “flowō” come from?

flowō (Proto-Italic) comes from Proto-Indo-European bʰlewH-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰleh₁-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰel-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl-.

Ancestry of “flowō”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-EuropeanbʰlewH-to overflow
2Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰleh₁-to bleat; to cry; to blow
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰel-to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰōl-—

Words derived from “flowō”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰleh₁- →