Where does “Flausch” come from?

Flausch (German) comes from Middle Low German vlûsch, from Proto-West Germanic fleus, from Proto-Germanic fleusaz, from Proto-Indo-European plews-, from Proto-Indo-European plúsis — flea.

Flausch (German): soft woolen fabric

Definitions

  1. soft woolen fabric

Ancestry of “Flausch”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germanvlûschsheepskin
2Proto-West Germanicfleusfleece
3Proto-Germanicfleusaz—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanplews-to pluck, a feather, fleece; to pull out, pluck
5Proto-Indo-Europeanplúsisflea

Words derived from “Flausch”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European plúsis →Every word from Proto-Indo-European plews- →Every word from Proto-Germanic fleusaz →
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