Where does “Flou” come from?

Flou (Luxembourgish) comes from French flou, from Middle French flou, 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.

Flou (Luxembourgish): flea

Definitions

  1. flea

Ancestry of “Flou”, step by step

Flou traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via French flou

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchfloufuzzy; blurred, blurry; unclear
2Middle Frenchflou—
3Old Frenchfloutired, weary
4Frankishhlāolukewarm, tepid, mild
5Proto-Germanichlēwazlukewarm
6Proto-Indo-Europeanḱlew-to hear
7Proto-Indo-Europeanḱel-to cover; to incline

via Middle High German vlō(ch)

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanvlō(ch)—
2Old High Germanflōh—
3Proto-West Germanicflauhflea
4Proto-Germanicflauhazflea
5Proto-Indo-Europeanplówkos—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanplúsisflea

Words derived from “Flou”

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