Where does “flannelette” come from?

flannelette (English) comes from English flannel, from Middle English flaunneol, from Old French flanelle, from Old French flaine, from Proto-Celtic wlānos, from Proto-Celtic wlanā, from Proto-Indo-European h₂wĺ̥h₁neh₂, from Proto-Indo-European -nós — Creates verbal adjectives from roots.

flannelette (English): A type of soft, woven fabric, made to imitate...

Definitions

  1. A type of soft, woven fabric, made to imitate...

Ancestry of “flannelette”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishflannelA soft cloth material woven from wool, possibly...
2Middle Englishflaunneol—
3Old Frenchflanelle—
4Old Frenchflaine—
5Proto-Celticwlānos—
6Proto-Celticwlanāwool
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂wĺ̥h₁neh₂wool
8Proto-Indo-European-nósCreates verbal adjectives from roots

Words derived from “flannelette”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -nós →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂wĺ̥h₁neh₂ →Every word from Proto-Celtic wlanā →