Where does “flau” come from?

flau (German) comes 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.

flau (German): calm, weak, windless; flat, weak; dizzy,...

Definitions

  1. calm, weak, windless; flat, weak; dizzy,...

Ancestry of “flau”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germanflau—
2Middle Dutchvlau—
3Old Frenchfloutired, weary
4Frankishhlāolukewarm, tepid, mild
5Proto-Germanichlēwazlukewarm
6Proto-Indo-Europeanḱlew-to hear
7Proto-Indo-Europeanḱel-to cover; to incline

Words derived from “flau”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱlew- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hlēwaz →