Where does “flōdu” come from?

flōdu (Proto-West Germanic) comes from Proto-Germanic flōduz, from Proto-Indo-European plōw-, from Proto-Indo-European plew- — to fly, flow, run.

flōdu (Proto-West Germanic): river; flood

Definitions

  1. river; flood

Ancestry of “flōdu”, step by step

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

Words derived from “flōdu”

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