Where does “flø” come from?

flø (Westrobothnian) comes from Old Norse flœða, from Proto-Germanic flōdijaną, from Proto-Germanic -janą, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé-, from Chichewa iye — he, she.

flø (Westrobothnian): flood; to flood

Definitions

  1. flood; to flood

Ancestry of “flø”, step by step

flø traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Norse flœða

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

via Norwegian Nynorsk flo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskfloa horizontal layer
2Old Norseflólayer, stratum; flea; first/third-person singular...
3Proto-Germanicflauhazflea
4Proto-Indo-Europeanplówkos—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanplúsisflea

Words derived from “flø”

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