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Where does “Flanell” come from?

Flanell (Luxembourgish) comes from French flanelle, from English flannel, from Middle English flaunneol, from Old French flanelle, from Old French flaine, from Proto-Celtic wlānos, from Proto-Celtic wlanā, from Proto-Indo-European h₂wĺ̥h₁neh₂ — Creates verbal adjectives from roots.

Flanell (Luxembourgish): flannel

Definitions

  1. flannel

Ancestry of “Flanell”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchflanelleflannel
2EnglishflannelA soft cloth material woven from wool, possibly...
3Middle Englishflaunneol—
4Old Frenchflanelle—
5Old Frenchflaine—
6Proto-Celticwlānos—
7Proto-Celticwlanāwool
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂wĺ̥h₁neh₂wool
9Proto-Indo-European-nósCreates verbal adjectives from roots
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