Where does “Flachsfaser” come from?

Flachsfaser (German) comes from German Flachs, 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.

Flachsfaser (German): linen

Definitions

  1. linen

Ancestry of “Flachsfaser”, step by step

Flachsfaser traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Flachs

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanFlachsflax
2Middle High Germanvlahs—
3Old High Germanflahsflax
4Proto-West Germanicflahsflax
5Proto-Germanicflahsąflax
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpleḱ-to fold, plait, weave
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpel-to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold

via German Faser

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanFaserfibre
2Old High Germanfasofibre
3Proto-Germanicfasōnfiber
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pel- →