Where does “fløjl” come from?

fløjl (Danish) comes from Middle Low German flöwel, from Old French veluel, from Latin villosus, from Latin villus, from Latin vellus, from Proto-Indo-European h₂welh₁- — to rule; strong, powerful; hair; wool.

fløjl (Danish): velvet; corduroy

Definitions

  1. velvet; corduroy

Ancestry of “fløjl”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germanflöwel—
2Old Frenchveluel—
3Latinvillosushairy, shaggy
4Latinvillushair, tuft of hair, shaggy hair
5LatinvellusThe wool shorn from a sheep; fleece; wool; The...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂welh₁-to rule; strong, powerful; hair; wool

Words derived from “fløjl”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂welh₁- →Every word from Latin vellus →Every word from Latin villus →