Where does “beesvleis” come from?

beesvleis (Afrikaans) comes from Afrikaans vleis, from Dutch vleis, from Middle Dutch vleisch, from Old Dutch fleisc, from Proto-West Germanic flaiski, from Proto-Germanic flaiski, from Proto-Indo-European pleh₁ḱ- — to tear, peel off; to tear, rend.

beesvleis (Afrikaans): beef

Definitions

  1. beef

Ancestry of “beesvleis”, step by step

beesvleis traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Afrikaans vleis

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Afrikaansvleismeat; flesh
2Dutchvleis—
3Middle Dutchvleisch—
4Old Dutchfleisc—
5Proto-West Germanicflaiskimeat, flesh
6Proto-Germanicflaiskimeat, flesh
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpleh₁ḱ-to tear, peel off; to tear, rend

via Afrikaans bees

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Afrikaansbeescow, ox; brute
2DutchbeestAn animal, a beast; An animal kept as livestock,...
3Middle Dutchbeeste—
4Middle Dutchbesteinflection of best: ## masculine nominative...
5Old Frenchbestebeast, animal
6Latinbēstiaa beast
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pleh₁ḱ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic flaiski →Every word from Proto-West Germanic flaiski →
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