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Where does “veluel” come from?

veluel (Old French) comes from Latin villosus, from Latin villus, from Latin vellus, from Proto-Indo-European h₂welh₁- — to rule; strong, powerful; hair; wool.

Ancestry of “veluel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinvillosushairy, shaggy
2Latinvillushair, tuft of hair, shaggy hair
3LatinvellusThe wool shorn from a sheep; fleece; wool; The...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂welh₁-to rule; strong, powerful; hair; wool

Words derived from “veluel”

  • fluwelen
  • ribfluweel
  • fluweel
  • veluel
  • velueel
  • fluweel
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