Where does “Fliese” come from?

Fliese (German) comes from Middle Low German vlīse, from Proto-Germanic flīsō, from Proto-Indo-European (s)pley- — to split, splice.

Fliese (German): tile

Definitions

  1. tile

Ancestry of “Fliese”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germanvlīse—
2Proto-Germanicflīsōsplinter
3Proto-Indo-European(s)pley-to split, splice

Words derived from “Fliese”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)pley- →Every word from Proto-Germanic flīsō →Every word from Middle Low German vlīse →