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Where does “flas” come from?

flas (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 “flas”, 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

Words derived from “flas”

  • vlaszaad
  • vlaskleurig
  • vlas
  • vlas
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pel- →