Etymograph

English

fleecewear

From fleece + -wear.

Formed from fleece + -wear

Proto-Indo-European *plews- ‘to pull out, pluck’

Proto-Germanic *fleusaz

Proto-West Germanic *fleus

Old English flēos

Middle English fles ‘a sheepskin or fleece’

English fleece

Today it means

noun clothing made of fleece

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / fleecewear