Where does “vlaen” come from?
vlaen (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch flān, from Proto-Germanic flahaną, from Proto-Germanic plok-.
vlaen (Middle Dutch): to flay, to skin
Ancestry of “vlaen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Dutch | flān | — |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | flahaną | to skin, to flay |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | plok- | — |