flod

Old English

noun
Definitions
  • flowing of the tide
  • river, stream; water as opposed to land
  • flood, deluge

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Germanic *flōduz (river) derived from Proto-Indo-European *pléh₃tus (overflowing, flood).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*pléh₃tus

Gloss

overflowing, flood

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