Where does “flahs” come from?

flahs (Old Dutch) comes 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 “flahs”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicflahsąflax
2Proto-Indo-Europeanpleḱ-to fold, plait, weave
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpel-to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pleḱ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic flahsą →