Past tense of flow; moved steadily and continuously like water or moved smoothly and freely.
From Old English 'flowan' meaning 'to flow', related to Proto-Germanic 'flōaną'. The word has maintained its liquid movement meaning since ancient times, with metaphorical extensions developing in Middle English.
The word 'flow' has found new life in modern psychology and sports as 'flow state' - that magical mental condition where time seems to disappear and performance becomes effortless. Ancient rivers that 'flowed' gave us the same word we use for peak human performance today.
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