Where does “flodhäst” come from?

flodhäst (Swedish) comes from Swedish flod, from Old Norse flóð, from Proto-Germanic flōduz, from Proto-Indo-European plōw-, from Proto-Indo-European plew- — to fly, flow, run.

flodhäst (Swedish): a hippopotamus

Definitions

  1. a hippopotamus

Ancestry of “flodhäst”, step by step

flodhäst traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish flod

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishfloda river; a flood; a high tide
2Old Norseflóðflood; stream, river, flood, massive flow of...
3Proto-Germanicflōduzriver; flood
4Proto-Indo-Europeanplōw-to flow, swim; to pour, wash
5Proto-Indo-Europeanplew-to fly, flow, run

via Swedish häst

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishhästa horse; a large mammal, "Equus caballus"; knight
2Old Swedishhæsterhorse
3Old Norsehestrhorse
4Proto-Germanichangistazhorse, stallion
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱanḱest-—

Words derived from “flodhäst”

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