Where does “fleus” come from?

fleus (Proto-West Germanic) comes from Proto-Germanic fleusaz, from Proto-Indo-European plews-, from Proto-Indo-European plúsis — flea.

fleus (Proto-West Germanic): fleece

Definitions

  1. fleece

Ancestry of “fleus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicfleusaz—
2Proto-Indo-Europeanplews-to pluck, a feather, fleece; to pull out, pluck
3Proto-Indo-Europeanplúsisflea

Words derived from “fleus”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European plúsis →Every word from Proto-Indo-European plews- →Every word from Proto-Germanic fleusaz →