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Where does “flios” come from?

flios (Old Dutch) comes from Proto-West Germanic fleus, from Proto-Germanic fleusaz, from Proto-Indo-European plews-, from Proto-Indo-European plúsis — flea.

Ancestry of “flios”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanicfleusfleece
2Proto-Germanicfleusaz—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanplews-to pluck, a feather, fleece; to pull out, pluck
4Proto-Indo-Europeanplúsisflea

Words derived from “flios”

  • trommelvlies
  • vlies
  • zwemvlies
  • buikvliesontsteking
  • buikvlies
  • hersenvlies
  • netvlies
  • hoornvlies
  • vliesgevel
  • beenvlies
  • schapenvlies
  • schaapsvlies
  • breinvlies
  • vlies
Every word from Proto-Indo-European plúsis →