Where does “ribfluweel” come from?

ribfluweel (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.

ribfluweel (Dutch): corduroy

Definitions

  1. corduroy

Ancestry of “ribfluweel”, step by step

ribfluweel 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 rib

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchribrib; a truss
2Middle Dutchribberib
3Old Dutchribba—
4Proto-West Germanicribirib
5Proto-Germanicribjō—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂welh₁- →Every word from Latin vellus →Every word from Latin villus →