Where does “vlahs” come from?
vlahs (Middle High German) 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.
Ancestry of “vlahs”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 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 “vlahs”