Where does “flasc” come from?

flasc (Catalan) comes from French flasque, from Late Latin flasco, from Latin flasca, from Frankish flaska, from Proto-Germanic flaskǭ, from Proto-Germanic flehtaną, from Proto-Indo-European pleḱ-, from Proto-Indo-European pel- — to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold.

flasc (Catalan): weak, indecisive

Definitions

  1. weak, indecisive

Ancestry of “flasc”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchflasqueflabby, not firm; characterless; flask
2Late Latinflascobottle
3Latinflascasmall cask
4Frankishflaskabottle, flask
5Proto-Germanicflaskǭa plaiting-covered vessel; bottle, flask
6Proto-Germanicflehtanąto plait, to weave
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpleḱ-to fold, plait, weave
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpel-to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pel-Every word from Proto-Indo-European pleḱ-Every word from Proto-Germanic flehtaną