Where does “pluim” come from?

pluim (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch plume, from Latin plūma, from Proto-Italic plouksmā, from Proto-Indo-European plúnksneh₂, from Proto-Indo-European plú-n-k-, from Proto-Indo-European plewk-, from Proto-Indo-European plew- — to fly, flow, run.

pluim (Dutch): A plume, feather; A compliment, praise, a feather...

Definitions

  1. A plume, feather; A compliment, praise, a feather...

Ancestry of “pluim”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchplume—
2Latinplūmafeather, plume
3Proto-Italicplouksmā—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanplúnksneh₂feather
5Proto-Indo-Europeanplú-n-k-—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanplewk-to fly, flow, run; to splash, to flap with hands
7Proto-Indo-Europeanplew-to fly, flow, run

Words derived from “pluim”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European plew- →