Where does “Flause” come from?

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

Flause (German): illusion, vain idea; nonsense, blather

Definitions

  1. illusion, vain idea; nonsense, blather

Ancestry of “Flause”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germanvlūssheepskin
2Proto-West Germanicfleusfleece
3Proto-Germanicfleusaz—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanplews-to pluck, a feather, fleece; to pull out, pluck
5Proto-Indo-Europeanplúsisflea
Every word from Proto-Indo-European plúsis →Every word from Proto-Indo-European plews- →Every word from Proto-Germanic fleusaz →