Where does “flauș” come from?

flauș (Romanian) comes from German Flausch, from Middle Low German vlûsch, from Proto-West Germanic fleus, from Proto-Germanic fleusaz, from Proto-Indo-European plews-, from Proto-Indo-European plúsis — flea.

flauș (Romanian): soft woolen fabric

Definitions

  1. soft woolen fabric

Ancestry of “flauș”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanFlauschsoft woolen fabric
2Middle Low Germanvlûschsheepskin
3Proto-West Germanicfleusfleece
4Proto-Germanicfleusaz—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanplews-to pluck, a feather, fleece; to pull out, pluck
6Proto-Indo-Europeanplúsisflea
Every word from Proto-Indo-European plúsis →Every word from Proto-Indo-European plews- →Every word from Proto-Germanic fleusaz →