Where does “flöda” come from?

flöda (Swedish) comes from Old Swedish flødha, from Old Norse flǿða, from Proto-Germanic flōdijaną, from Proto-Germanic -janą, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé-, from Chichewa iye — he, she.

flöda (Swedish): to flow in great quantities (sometimes figuratively)

Definitions

  1. to flow in great quantities (sometimes figuratively)

Ancestry of “flöda”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Swedishflødha—
2Old Norseflǿða—
3Proto-Germanicflōdijanąto flood
4Proto-Germanic-janąDerives denominatives from nouns and factitives...
5Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-—
7Chichewaiyehe, she

Words derived from “flöda”

Every word from Chichewa iye →Every word from Proto-Germanic -janą →Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yéti →