Etymology of the English word flow
the English word
flowderived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*pleu-derived from the Proto-Germanic root
*flo-Derivations in English
airflow,
backflow,
flowmeter,
inflow,
interflow,
mudflow,
outflow,
streamflow,
workflow,
flowage,
flowing,
overflow,
flowchart,
cash-flow,
flowedCognates
French
fluer, Italian
fluire, Latin
fluere, Spanish
fluirUsage
Word found in Modern English