Where does “fluweelzacht” come from?

fluweelzacht (Dutch) comes from Dutch fluweel, 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.

fluweelzacht (Dutch): velvety, as soft as velvet

Definitions

  1. velvety, as soft as velvet

Ancestry of “fluweelzacht”, step by step

fluweelzacht traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch fluweel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchfluweelvelvet
2Middle Dutchfluweel
3Old Frenchveluel
4Latinvillosushairy, shaggy
5Latinvillushair, tuft of hair, shaggy hair
6LatinvellusThe wool shorn from a sheep; fleece; wool; The...
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂welh₁-to rule; strong, powerful; hair; wool

via Dutch zacht

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchzachtsoft; gentle; mild
2Middle Dutchsachtesoft; mild; smooth
3Old Dutchsāftisoft
4Proto-West Germanicsamftīlevel, even, smooth, soft, gentle
5Proto-Indo-European*sóm-tu-
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂welh₁-
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