Words that come from Proto-Indo-European “plówkos”

59 words across 18 languages descend from Proto-Indo-European plówkos — including flea, fleece, fleecy, floe, fleabag, fleabane, fleabite, fleabitten.

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English (25)

Dutch (7)

Middle English (5)

German (4)

Old English (3)

Luxembourgish (2)

Finnish (2)

Norwegian (1)

Afrikaans (1)

Vilamovian (1)

Icelandic (1)

Old Norse (1)

Proto-Germanic (1)

Proto-West Germanic (1)

Old High German (1)

Old Dutch (1)

Middle Dutch (1)

Middle High German (1)