An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/Annotated/Flachs

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An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, F
by Friedrich Kluge, translated by John Francis Davis

Flachs

flackern

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This annotated version expands the abbreviations in the original entry Flachs.

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2552084An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, F — FlachsJohn Francis DavisFriedrich Kluge

Flachs, masculine, ‘flax,’ from the equivalent Middle High German vlahs, Old High German flahs, masculine; compare Dutch vlas, Anglo-Saxon fleax, neuter, English flax; a common West Teutonic term, unknown to Scandinavian and Gothic. Usually referred to the root fleh (or fleht) in flechten; s (Gothic *flahsa-) is probably a suffix.