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
Ancestry of “Floud”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Frisian | flōd | — |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | flōdu | river; flood |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | flōduz | river; flood |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | plōw- | to flow, swim; to pour, wash |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | plew- | to fly, flow, run |