Where does “vleg” come from?

vleg (Afrikaans) comes from Dutch vlechten, from Middle Dutch vlechten, from Old Dutch flehtan, from Proto-Germanic flehtaną, from Proto-Indo-European pleḱ-, from Proto-Indo-European pel- — to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold.

vleg (Afrikaans): to braid

Definitions

  1. to braid

Ancestry of “vleg”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchvlechtento braid
2Middle Dutchvlechtento braid; to tangle together
3Old Dutchflehtanto weave, braid
4Proto-Germanicflehtanąto plait, to weave
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpleḱ-to fold, plait, weave
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpel-to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold

Words derived from “vleg”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pleḱ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic flehtaną →