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Where does “flahsą” come from?

flahsą (Proto-Germanic) comes from Proto-Indo-European pleḱ-, from Proto-Indo-European pel- — to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold.

flahsą (Proto-Germanic): flax

Definitions

  1. flax

Ancestry of “flahsą”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanpleḱ-to fold, plait, weave
2Proto-Indo-Europeanpel-to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold

Words derived from “flahsą”

  • flax
  • flaxen
  • flaxseed
  • toadflax
  • flaxy
  • flaxlike
  • flaxweed
  • flaxenish
  • flax-dresser
  • flachsfarben
  • Flachsfaser
  • flachsen
  • Flachs
  • vlaskleurig
  • vlas
  • vlaszaad
  • flexon
  • flexin
  • flaxen
  • fleax
  • fleaxen
  • vlas
  • flahs
  • vlahs
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