Where does “fłus” come from?
fłus (Vilamovian) comes from Old High German fluz, from Proto-West Germanic flōdu, from Proto-Germanic flōduz, from Proto-Indo-European plōw-, from Proto-Indo-European plew- — to fly, flow, run.
fłus (Vilamovian): river
Ancestry of “fłus”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old High German | fluz | — |
| 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 |