Where does “floers” come from?

floers (Dutch) comes from French velours, from Old French velous, from Latin villosus, from Latin villus, from Latin vellus, from Proto-Indo-European h₂welh₁- — to rule; strong, powerful; hair; wool.

floers (Dutch): veil; darkness, obscurity

Definitions

  1. veil; darkness, obscurity

Ancestry of “floers”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchveloursvelvet
2Old Frenchvelous—
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 “floers”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂welh₁- →
floers — Etymology, Origin & Word History | Etymology Explorer