Where does “babyfløjl” come from?
babyfløjl (Danish) comes from Danish baby, from English baby, from Middle English baby, from Middle English -y, from Old English -iġ, from Proto-West Germanic -g, from Proto-Germanic -gaz, from Proto-Indo-European -ḱos — -y, -ic.
babyfløjl (Danish): Corduroy
Definitions
- Corduroy
Ancestry of “babyfløjl”, step by step
babyfløjl traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Danish baby
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danish | baby | A baby, an infant; An attractive young female |
| 2 | English | baby | A very young human, particularly from birth to a... |
| 3 | Middle English | baby | A child or baby |
| 4 | Middle English | -y | Designates an adjective, in many cases formed by... |
| 5 | Old English | -iġ | -y, -ic |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | -g | Forms adjectives from nouns and verbs with a... |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | -gaz | -y |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -ḱos | -y, -ic |
via Danish fløjl
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danish | fløjl | velvet; corduroy |
| 2 | Middle Low German | flöwel | — |
| 3 | Old French | veluel | — |
| 4 | Latin | villosus | hairy, shaggy |
| 5 | Latin | villus | hair, tuft of hair, shaggy hair |
| 6 | Latin | vellus | The wool shorn from a sheep; fleece; wool; The... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂welh₁- | to rule; strong, powerful; hair; wool |