Where does “Malervlies” come from?
Malervlies (German) comes from German Vlies, from Middle Dutch vlies, from Old Dutch flios, from Proto-West Germanic fleus, from Proto-Germanic fleusaz, from Proto-Indo-European plews-, from Proto-Indo-European plúsis — flea.
Malervlies (German): painter fleece
Definitions
- painter fleece
Ancestry of “Malervlies”, step by step
Malervlies traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Vlies
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Vlies | fleece wool of a sheep or similar animal, with or without the skin |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | vlies | fleece; thin skin, membrane |
| 3 | Old Dutch | flios | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | fleus | fleece |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | fleusaz | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | plews- | to pluck, a feather, fleece; to pull out, pluck |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | plúsis | flea |
via German māler
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | māler | male or of unspecified gender |