Where does “Floumaart” come from?

Floumaart (Luxembourgish) comes from Luxembourgish Flou, 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.

Floumaart (Luxembourgish): flea market

Definitions

  1. flea market

Ancestry of “Floumaart”, step by step

Floumaart traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Luxembourgish Flou

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LuxembourgishFlouflea
2Frenchfloufuzzy; blurred, blurry; unclear
3Middle Frenchflou—
4Old Frenchfloutired, weary
5Frankishhlāolukewarm, tepid, mild
6Proto-Germanichlēwazlukewarm
7Proto-Indo-Europeanḱlew-to hear
8Proto-Indo-Europeanḱel-to cover; to incline

via Luxembourgish Maart

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LuxembourgishMaartmarket
2Old High Germanmarkāt—
3Latinmercatustrade, traffic, buying and selling; market,...
4Latin-tusForms the past participle of verbs; Forms...
5Proto-Italic-tus—
6Proto-Indo-European-tusDerives action nouns from verb roots
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱlew- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hlēwaz →