Where does “earthflax” come from?
earthflax (English) comes from English flax, from Middle English flax, from Old English fleax, from Proto-West Germanic flahs, from Proto-Germanic flahsą, from Proto-Indo-European pleḱ-, from Proto-Indo-European pel- — to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold.
earthflax (English): asbestos
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Ancestry of “earthflax”, step by step
earthflax traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English flax
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | flax | A plant of the genus "Linum", especially "Linum... |
| 2 | Middle English | flax | flax (Linum usitatissimum) or its fibres |
| 3 | Old English | fleax | linen, flax |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | flahs | flax |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | flahsą | flax |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | pleḱ- | to fold, plait, weave |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | pel- | to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold |
via English Earth
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Earth | The third planet of the Solar System; the world upon which humans live |
| 2 | Middle English | erthe | Earth; the world; The Earth's people or... |
| 3 | Old English | eorþe | ground; the planet Earth; dirt |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | erþu | earth, world; earth, soil |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | erþō | earth |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁er- | earth |