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

Definitions

  1. river

Ancestry of “fłus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanfluz—
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 →