Where does “vliesvaren” come from?

vliesvaren (Dutch) comes from Dutch varen, from Middle Dutch vāren, from Old Dutch faran, from Proto-Germanic faran, from Proto-Germanic faraną, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.

vliesvaren (Dutch): a filmy fern, any fern of the family Hymenophyllaceae

Definitions

  1. a filmy fern, any fern of the family Hymenophyllaceae

Ancestry of “vliesvaren”, step by step

vliesvaren traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch varen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DutchvarenTo sail; to go by boat; to navigate; To ascend or...
2Middle Dutchvārento go, to fare, to travel
3Old Dutchfaranto go, sail
4Proto-Germanicfaran
5Proto-Germanicfaranąto go, to travel
6Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós