Where does “flachsfarben” come from?

flachsfarben (German) comes from German Flachs, from Middle High German vlahs, from Old High German flahs, from Proto-West Germanic flahs, from Proto-Germanic flahsą, from Proto-Indo-European pleḱ-, from Proto-Indo-European pel- — to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold.

flachsfarben (German): flaxen

Definitions

  1. flaxen

Ancestry of “flachsfarben”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanFlachsflax
2Middle High Germanvlahs—
3Old High Germanflahsflax
4Proto-West Germanicflahsflax
5Proto-Germanicflahsąflax
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpleḱ-to fold, plait, weave
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpel-to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pleḱ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic flahsą →