Where does “flauel” come from?

flauel (Icelandic) comes from Danish fløjl, from Middle Low German flöwel, from Old French veluel, from Latin villosus, from Latin villus, from Latin vellus, from Proto-Indo-European h₂welh₁- — to rule; strong, powerful; hair; wool.

flauel (Icelandic): velvet

Definitions

  1. velvet

Ancestry of “flauel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishfløjlvelvet; corduroy
2Middle Low Germanflöwel—
3Old Frenchveluel—
4Latinvillosushairy, shaggy
5Latinvillushair, tuft of hair, shaggy hair
6LatinvellusThe wool shorn from a sheep; fleece; wool; The...
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂welh₁-to rule; strong, powerful; hair; wool

Words derived from “flauel”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂welh₁- →Every word from Latin vellus →Every word from Latin villus →