Where does “flauhaz” come from?

flauhaz (Proto-Germanic) comes from Proto-Indo-European plówkos, from Proto-Indo-European plúsis — flea.

flauhaz (Proto-Germanic): flea

Definitions

  1. flea

Ancestry of “flauhaz”, step by step

flauhaz traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Indo-European plówkos

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanplówkos
2Proto-Indo-Europeanplúsisflea

via Proto-Indo-European *plus-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-European*plus-flea

Words derived from “flauhaz

Every word from Proto-Indo-European plúsis