Where does “flannel” come from?

Flannel comes from Middle English flaunneol, from Old French flanelle, from Old French flaine, from Gaulish wlanā, from Proto-Celtic wlanā, from Proto-Indo-European h₂wĺ̥h₁neh₂.

flannel (English): A soft cloth material woven from wool, possibly...

Definitions

  1. A soft cloth material woven from wool, possibly...

Ancestry of “flannel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishflaunneol—
2Old Frenchflanelle—
3Old Frenchflaine—
4Proto-Celticwlānos—
5Proto-Celticwlanāwool
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂wĺ̥h₁neh₂wool
7Proto-Indo-European-nósCreates verbal adjectives from roots

Words derived from “flannel”

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