flot

Old French

noun
Definitions
  • wave, billow; surge on the surface of a body of water agitated by winds
  • a large expanse of moving water, flood; river
  • current, stream

Etymology

Borrowed from Old Norse flóð (flood, massive flow of water, stream, river) borrowed from Frankish *flota (streaming flow, flux), *flōd, *flōdu (flood, river) derived from Proto-Germanic *flōduz (river), *flutōną (float, swim, flow) derived from Proto-Indo-European *plōw- (pour, wash).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*plōw-

Gloss

pour, wash

Concept
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