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- Proto-Indo-European*plew-
- Proto-Indo-European*plōw-der.?
- Proto-Indo-European*pleh₃(w)-der.?
- Proto-Germanic*flōaną
- Proto-West Germanic*flōan
- Old Englishflōwan
- Middle Englishflowen
- Middle Englishflowe
- Englishflow
- Proto-Indo-European*legʰ-
- Proto-Indo-European*légʰyeti
- Proto-Germanic*ligjaną
- Proto-Germanic*lēgaz
- Old Norselágr
- Middle Englishlāh
- Englishlow
- Proto-West Germanic*kaiju
- Old Englishcǣġ
- Middle Englishkeye
- Englishkey
- Englishlowkey
- Proto-Indo-European*ǵenh₁-
- Proto-Indo-European*ǵénh₁os
- Proto-Italic*genos
- Latingenus
- Latingenuīnus
- Englishgenuine
- Proto-Indo-European*leyg-
- Proto-Germanic*līką
- Englishgenuinely
- Englishlowkenuinely
- Proto-Indo-European*ḱewh₁-
- Proto-Indo-European*ḱuh₁ryós
- Proto-Hellenic*kúrios
- Ancient Greekκῡ́ριος (kū́rios)
- Koine Greekκῡριακός (kūriakós)
- Koine Greekκῡρῐᾰκόν (kūrĭăkón)
- Proto-West Germanic*kirikā
- Old Englishċiriċe
- Old Norsekirkja
- Northern Middle Englishkirke
- Englishkirk
- EnglishKirk
- Englishlowkirkuinely
- English todayflowkirkuinely
Blend of flow + lowkirkuinely. Like the inclusion of Kirk in lowkirkuinely, the inclusion of flow in flowkirkuinely is a humorous sound association that has no bearing on the word's meaning.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.