Where does “*flōan” come from?

*flōan (Proto-West Germanic) comes from Proto-Germanic flōaną, from Proto-Indo-European plōw-, from Proto-Indo-European plew- — to fly, flow, run.

*flōan (Proto-West Germanic): to flow

Definitions

  1. to flow

Ancestry of “*flōan”, 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 “*flōan”

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