inflood

Etymology

Contains the PIE word *h₁én. Formed from in- (a prefix meaning ‘in, into; towards’) and flood (“overflow of water from a lake or other body of water; flowing in of the tide; to overflow; to cover or partly fill as if by a flood”). Compare Saterland Frisian Íenfloud (“influence”), West Frisian ynfloed (“influence”), Dutch invloed (“influence”), Middle Low German invlôt (“influence”), German Einfluss (“influence”), Danish indflydelse (“influence”), Swedish inflytande (“influence”) and Norwegian innflytelse (“influence”).