Where does “flou” come from?

flou (Old French) comes from Frankish hlāo, from Proto-Germanic hlēwaz, from Proto-Indo-European ḱlew-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱel- — to cover; to incline.

flou (Old French): tired, weary

Definitions

  1. tired, weary

Ancestry of “flou”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frankishhlāolukewarm, tepid, mild
2Proto-Germanichlēwazlukewarm
3Proto-Indo-Europeanḱlew-to hear
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱel-to cover; to incline

Words derived from “flou”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱlew- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hlēwaz →