Where does “vlies” come from?

vlies (Dutch) comes 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.

vlies (Dutch): film, thin layer; membrane; fleece

Definitions

  1. film, thin layer; membrane; fleece

Ancestry of “vlies”, step by step

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

Words derived from “vlies”

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