flov
Danish
[ˈflɒwˀ]
adj
Definitions
- embarrassed, sheepish
- ashamed
- awkward, embarrassing
- slack not violent, rapid, or pressing
- flat, insipid
- light about the wind
Etymology
Derived from Dutch, Flemish flauw (tasteless, insipid, bland) derived from Old French flou (tired, weary) derived from Frankish *hlāo (mild, tepid, lukewarm) derived from Proto-Germanic *hlēwaz (lukewarm, warm).
Origin
Proto-Germanic
*hlēwaz
Gloss
lukewarm, warm
Concept
Semantic Field
The physical world
Ontological Category
Property
Kanji
温, 暖
Emoji
🌡️ ☀️ 🌞 🌵
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- lew English
- lewth English
- looky-loo English
- lau German
- lauwarm German
- flauw Dutch, Flemish
- flauwte Dutch, Flemish
- flauwvallen Dutch, Flemish
- louis French
- *hlēwaz Proto-Germanic
- hlær Old Norse
- brød Danish
- brødflov Danish
- flovhed Danish
- flou Old French
- vlau Middle Dutch
- lao Old High German
- lāo Old High German
- lā Middle High German
- *lāo Old Dutch
- *leepedä Proto-Finnic
- *leevä Proto-Finnic
- *hlāo Frankish
- flau Low German