Where does “Floud” come from?

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

Floud (Saterland Frisian): flood; deluge

Definitions

  1. flood; deluge

Ancestry of “Floud”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frisianflōd—
2Proto-West Germanicflōduriver; flood
3Proto-Germanicflōduzriver; flood
4Proto-Indo-Europeanplōw-to flow, swim; to pour, wash
5Proto-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 →