fleax
Old English
noun
Definitions
- linen, flax
Etymology
Inherited from *flahs inherited from Proto-Germanic *flahsą.
Origin
Proto-Germanic
*flahsą
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- earthflax English
- flax English
- flax-dresser English
- flaxbush English
- flaxcomb English
- flaxen English
- flaxlike English
- flaxseed English
- flaxweed English
- flaxy English
- toadflax English
- *pleḱ- Proto-Indo-European
- *flahsą Proto-Germanic
- fleaxen Old English
- flaxen Middle English
- flahs Old High German
- *flahs gmw-pro
- *flas Old Dutch
- flax Old Frisian