פֿליסן
געפֿלאָסן

ETYMOLOGY

ON fljóta, OE flēotan 'to float', OS fliotan, Dutch vlieten, OHG fliozan, MHG vliezen, NHG fließen < ✱fleutan- 'to float, stream' (or ✱fleut-a-); from PIE ✱pléud-e-, from the root ✱pleud-, further from ✱pleu- and ✱pelə-
Related: Lithuanian plū́sti 'to float, stream, run', pláuti 'to wash', pìlti 'to pour, fill', Sanskrit plávate 'swims, glides', píparti 'fills, nourishes', Greek πλέω 'to sail, float'