Where does “Fluess” come from?
Fluess (Luxembourgish) comes from Old High German flahs, from Proto-West Germanic flahs, from Proto-Germanic flahsą, from Proto-Indo-European pleḱ-, from Proto-Indo-European pel- — to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold.
Fluess (Luxembourgish): flax
Ancestry of “Fluess”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old High German | flahs | — |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | flahs | flax |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | flahsą | flax |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | pleḱ- | to fold, plait, weave |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | pel- | to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold |
Words derived from “Fluess”