Where does “fleecetakki” come from?
fleecetakki (Finnish) comes from Finnish fleece, from English fleece, from Middle English fles, from Old English flēos, from Proto-West Germanic fleus, from Proto-Germanic fleusaz, from Proto-Indo-European plews-, from Proto-Indo-European plúsis — flea.
fleecetakki (Finnish): fleece insulating wooly jacket
Definitions
- fleece insulating wooly jacket
Ancestry of “fleecetakki”, step by step
fleecetakki traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish fleece
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | fleece | Alternative spelling of fliisi |
| 2 | English | fleece | Hair or wool of a sheep or similar animal;... |
| 3 | Middle English | fles | A sheepskin or fleece; the skin of a sheep |
| 4 | Old English | flēos | fleece |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | fleus | fleece |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | fleusaz | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | plews- | to pluck, a feather, fleece; to pull out, pluck |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | plúsis | flea |
via Finnish täkki
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | täkki | quilt US; duvet, continental quilt UK; doona Australia |
| 2 | Old Swedish | stakker | — |
| 3 | Old Norse | stafkarl | poor beggar |
| 4 | Old Norse | Karl | man |
| 5 | Proto-Norse | ᚲᚨᚱᛁᛚᚨᛉ | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | karilaz | free man, franklin; little man, young man |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | karaz | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵerh₂- | to grow old, to mature |