Where does “flanellen” come from?
flanellen (Dutch) comes from Dutch flanel, from French flanelle, from English flannel, from Middle English flaunneol, from Old French flanelle, from Old French flaine, from Proto-Celtic wlānos, from Proto-Celtic wlanā — Creates verbal adjectives from roots.
flanellen (Dutch): (made of) flannel
Definitions
- (made of) flannel
Ancestry of “flanellen”, step by step
flanellen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch flanel
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | flanel | flannel cloth material |
| 2 | French | flanelle | flannel |
| 3 | English | flannel | A soft cloth material woven from wool, possibly... |
| 4 | Middle English | flaunneol | — |
| 5 | Old French | flanelle | — |
| 6 | Old French | flaine | — |
| 7 | Proto-Celtic | wlānos | — |
| 8 | Proto-Celtic | wlanā | wool |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂wĺ̥h₁neh₂ | wool |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -nós | Creates verbal adjectives from roots |