Where does “fluweel” come from?
fluweel (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch fluweel, from Old French veluel, from Latin villosus, from Latin villus, from Latin vellus, from Proto-Indo-European h₂welh₁- — to rule; strong, powerful; hair; wool.
fluweel (Dutch): velvet
Ancestry of “fluweel”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle Dutch | fluweel | — |
| 2 | Old French | veluel | — |
| 3 | Latin | villosus | hairy, shaggy |
| 4 | Latin | villus | hair, tuft of hair, shaggy hair |
| 5 | Latin | vellus | The wool shorn from a sheep; fleece; wool; The... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂welh₁- | to rule; strong, powerful; hair; wool |
Words derived from “fluweel”