Where does “Flachs” come from?

Flachs (German) comes from Middle High German vlahs, from Old High German flahs, from Proto-West Germanic flahs, from Proto-Germanic flahsą, from Proto-Indo-European pleḱ-, from Proto-Indo-European pel- — to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold.

Flachs (German): flax

Definitions

  1. flax

Ancestry of “Flachs”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanvlahs—
2Old High Germanflahsflax
3Proto-West Germanicflahsflax
4Proto-Germanicflahsąflax
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpleḱ-to fold, plait, weave
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpel-to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold

Words derived from “Flachs”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pel- →