Where does “flosaĵo” come from?

flosaĵo (Esperanto) comes from Esperanto flosi, from Esperanto floso, from German Floß, from Middle High German vlōz, from Old High German flōz.

flosaĵo (Esperanto): any kind of floating bodies or pieces, flotsam

Definitions

  1. any kind of floating bodies or pieces, flotsam

Ancestry of “flosaĵo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Esperantoflosito float
2Esperantoflosoraft
3GermanFloßraft
4Middle High Germanvlōz—
5Old High Germanflōz—
Every word from Old High German flōz →Every word from Middle High German vlōz →Every word from German Floß →