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Middle English: fles
Old English: fleos

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Etymology of the English word fleece

the English word fleece

derived from the Proto-Germanic root *flusaz

Derivations in English

fleeced, fleecy, fleecing

Cognates

Dutch vlies, German Vlies

Usage

Word found in Modern English

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