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Where does “flahs” come from?

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

flahs (Proto-West Germanic): flax

Definitions

  1. flax

Ancestry of “flahs”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicflahsąflax
2Proto-Indo-Europeanpleḱ-to fold, plait, weave
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpel-to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold

Words derived from “flahs”

  • flax
  • flaxen
  • flaxseed
  • toadflax
  • flaxy
  • flaxlike
  • flaxweed
  • flaxenish
  • flax-dresser
  • flaxen
  • flexon
  • flexin
  • fleaxen
  • fleax
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