Where does “flaase” come from?

flaase (Yola) comes from Middle English flees, from Old English flēos, from Proto-West Germanic fleus, from Proto-Germanic fleusaz, from Proto-Indo-European plews-, from Proto-Indo-European plúsis — flea.

flaase (Yola): fleece

Definitions

  1. fleece

Ancestry of “flaase”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishfleesplural of fle; A sheepskin or fleece; the skin of...
2Old Englishflēosfleece
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 →