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Where does “flȳs” come from?

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

Ancestry of “flȳs”, 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 “flȳs”

  • fleece
  • fleecy
  • fleeciness
  • microfleece
  • fleecer
  • fleecily
  • fleeceless
  • fleeceable
  • fleecewear
  • Fleece
  • fleece
  • fliisi
  • flus
  • flese
  • fleos
  • flees
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