Type Word Usage Old Germanic (Hypothetical) Meaning & History Germanic word meaning "stream, flood" [1][2]. Related ItemsDetails Other Languages & Culturesfluot(Old Dutch) Surname DescendantsVan Vliet(Dutch) Vervloet(Flemish) Sources & References Kroonen, Guus. Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic. Brill, 2013, page 147. Orel, Vladimir. A Handbook of Germanic Etymology. Brill, 2003, page 107.