Where does “floene” come from?

floene (Old French) comes from Gaulish wlanā, from Proto-Celtic wlanā, from Proto-Indo-European h₂wĺ̥h₁neh₂, from Proto-Indo-European -nós — Creates verbal adjectives from roots.

floene (Old French): coarse wool

Definitions

  1. coarse wool

Ancestry of “floene”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Gaulishwlanāwool
2Proto-Celticwlanāwool
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂wĺ̥h₁neh₂wool
4Proto-Indo-European-nósCreates verbal adjectives from roots
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -nós →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂wĺ̥h₁neh₂ →Every word from Proto-Celtic wlanā →