flow, flood, high tide (rising movement of the tide; the time around when it reaches its peak) · flood(s), great masses of water, usually of the sea · flooding, flood, overflow of a body of water; usually only when very violent and disastrous
köken: From Middle High German vluot, Old High German fluot, from Proto-West Germanic *flōdu, from Proto-Germanic *flōduz. Compare Dutch vloed, English flood, Danish flod, Icelandic flóð.
köken: From Old Norse flóð, from Proto-Germanic *flōduz, from Proto-Indo-European *pléh₃tus. Compare Danish flod, Icelandic flóð, English flood, Dutch vloed, German Flut.
köken: From Old Danish floth, from Old Norse flóð, from Proto-Germanic *flōduz, from *pleh₃(w)- (“flow”). Compare Swedish flod, Icelandic flóð, English flood, Dutch vloed, German Flut.