Where does “fluwelig” come from?

fluwelig (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.

fluwelig (Dutch): velvety

Definitions

  1. velvety

Ancestry of “fluwelig”, step by step

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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂welh₁- →Every word from Latin vellus →Every word from Latin villus →