Where does “flís” come from?
flís (Icelandic) comes from English fleece, from Middle English fles, from Old English flēos, from Proto-West Germanic fleus, from Proto-Germanic fleusaz, from Proto-Indo-European plews-, from Proto-Indo-European plúsis — flea.
flís (Icelandic): a splinter, a chip, a sliver; a tile; fleece
Definitions
- a splinter, a chip, a sliver; a tile; fleece
Ancestry of “flís”, step by step
flís traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English fleece
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | fleece | Hair or wool of a sheep or similar animal;... |
| 2 | Middle English | fles | A sheepskin or fleece; the skin of a sheep |
| 3 | Old English | flēos | fleece |
| 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 |