Where does “bergvlas” come from?

bergvlas (Dutch) comes from Dutch vlas, from Middle Dutch vlas, from Old Dutch flas, from Proto-Germanic flahsą, from Proto-Indo-European pleḱ-, from Proto-Indo-European pel- — to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold.

bergvlas (Dutch): bastard toadflax; any plant of the genus Thesium

Definitions

  1. bastard toadflax; any plant of the genus Thesium

Ancestry of “bergvlas”, step by step

bergvlas traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch vlas

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchvlasflax
2Middle Dutchvlas—
3Old Dutchflas—
4Proto-Germanicflahsąflax
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpleḱ-to fold, plait, weave
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpel-to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold

via Dutch berg

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchbergmountain, hill; a large amount, a pile; a stock,...
2Middle Dutchberchmountain, hill
3Old Dutchbergmountain, hill
4Proto-Germanicbergazhill; mountain; refuge; shelter
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰerǵʰ-to rise; high, lofty; hill, mountain
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pleḱ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic flahsą →