Where does “flaxen” come from?
Flaxen comes from Middle English flaxen, from Old English fleaxen with the adjectival suffix -en, ultimately from Proto-Germanic flahsą and Proto-Indo-European pleḱ- meaning to plait or twist fibers.
flaxen (English): Made of or resembling flax fibers; A pale yellow...
Definitions
- Made of or resembling flax fibers; A pale yellow...
Ancestry of “flaxen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle English | flaxen | — |
| 2 | Old English | fleaxen | flaxen; of flax |
| 3 | Old English | -en | mæġþ + API → mæġden; cocc + API → cycen, cicen;... |
| 4 | Old Norse | -inn | Used to create adjectives from nouns, meaning... |
| 5 | Proto-Norse | -īna- | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | -īnaz | -en |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -iHnos | Creates adjectives of materials |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -no- | adjectival suffix |
Words derived from “flaxen”