Where does “Fluse” come from?

Fluse (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.

Fluse (German): fluff, lint of fabric, wool, etc

Definitions

  1. fluff, lint of fabric, wool, etc

Ancestry of “Fluse”, 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 →
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