Where does “vlas” come from?

vlas (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch vlas, from Old Dutch flas, from Proto-Germanic flahsą, from Proto-Indo-European pleḱ-, from Proto-Indo-European pel- — to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold.

vlas (Dutch): flax

Definitions

  1. flax

Ancestry of “vlas”, step by step

vlas traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle Dutch vlas

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchvlas—
2Old Dutchflas—
3Proto-Germanicflahsąflax
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpleḱ-to fold, plait, weave
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpel-to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold

via Dutch Vlaas

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DutchVlaas—

Words derived from “vlas”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pleḱ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic flahsą →