Where does “kippenvlees” come from?
kippenvlees (Dutch) comes from Dutch vlees, from Middle Dutch vlêesch, from Old Dutch flēsc, from Proto-West Germanic flaiski, from Proto-Germanic flaiski, from Proto-Indo-European pleh₁ḱ- — to tear, peel off; to tear, rend.
kippenvlees (Dutch): chicken
Ancestry of “kippenvlees”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Dutch | vlees | meat; flesh |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | vlêesch | — |
| 3 | Old Dutch | flēsc | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | flaiski | meat, flesh |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | flaiski | meat, flesh |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | pleh₁ḱ- | to tear, peel off; to tear, rend |