Floh

flea (parasitic insect)

Pronounced as (IPA)

/floː/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle High German: vlō

Inherited from Old High German: flōh

Cognate with Low German: Flo

Cognate with Dutch: vlo

Cognate with English: flea

Cognate with Icelandic: fló

In summary

From Middle High German vlō(ch), from Old High German flōh, from Proto-West Germanic *flauh.
Cognate with Dutch vlo, English flea, Icelandic fló.

Concepts

flea

bug

🐛

chip

fleas

Siphonaptera

aphaniptera

Synonyms

reizbar

chip

Aphaniptera

Siphonaptera

Flohmännchen

Flohweibchen

Translations

pulga

puce

pulce

vlo

pulga

pire

pchła

ψύλλος

puça

pulex

برغوث

kêç

piuse

بُرْغُوث

pūlex