Where does “hersenvlies” come from?

hersenvlies (Dutch) comes from Dutch vlies, from Middle Dutch vlies, from Old Dutch flios, from Proto-West Germanic fleus, from Proto-Germanic fleusaz, from Proto-Indo-European plews-, from Proto-Indo-European plúsis — flea.

hersenvlies (Dutch): meninges

Definitions

  1. meninges

Ancestry of “hersenvlies”, step by step

hersenvlies traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch vlies

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchvliesfilm, thin layer; membrane; fleece
2Middle Dutchvliesfleece; thin skin, membrane
3Old Dutchflios—
4Proto-West Germanicfleusfleece
5Proto-Germanicfleusaz—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanplews-to pluck, a feather, fleece; to pull out, pluck
7Proto-Indo-Europeanplúsisflea

via Dutch hersenen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchhersenenbrain
2Middle Dutchhersene—
3Proto-Germanichirznijąbrain
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱerh₂s-head; hornet
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱerh₂-head, top; horn

Words derived from “hersenvlies”

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