Where does “*flotō” come from?

*flotō (Proto-West Germanic) comes from Proto-Germanic flutô, from Proto-Indo-European plewd-, from Proto-Indo-European plew- — to fly, flow, run.

Ancestry of “*flotō”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-GermanicflutôA float; flotation device; A raft; boat; ship
2Proto-Indo-Europeanplewd-to fly, flow, run
3Proto-Indo-Europeanplew-to fly, flow, run

Words derived from “*flotō”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European plew- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European plewd- →Every word from Proto-Germanic flutô →