Where does “abflauen” come from?

abflauen (German) comes from German flau, from Middle Low German flau, from Middle Dutch vlau, from Old French flou, from Frankish hlāo, from Proto-Germanic hlēwaz, from Proto-Indo-European ḱlew-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱel- — to cover; to incline.

abflauen (German): to calm down, abate

Definitions

  1. to calm down, abate

Ancestry of “abflauen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanflaucalm, weak, windless; flat, weak; dizzy,...
2Middle Low Germanflau—
3Middle Dutchvlau—
4Old Frenchfloutired, weary
5Frankishhlāolukewarm, tepid, mild
6Proto-Germanichlēwazlukewarm
7Proto-Indo-Europeanḱlew-to hear
8Proto-Indo-Europeanḱel-to cover; to incline
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱlew- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hlēwaz →