Where does “kweekvlees” come from?

kweekvlees (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.

kweekvlees (Dutch): cultured meat, clean meat

Definitions

  1. cultured meat, clean meat

Ancestry of “kweekvlees”, step by step

kweekvlees traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch vlees

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchvleesmeat; flesh
2Middle Dutchvlêeschmeat
3Old Dutchflēscmeat, flesh
4Proto-West Germanicflaiskimeat, flesh
5Proto-Germanicflaiskimeat, flesh
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpleh₁ḱ-to tear, peel off; to tear, rend

via Dutch kweken

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchkwekento breed animals
2Middle Englishquekento croak like a frog; make a noise like a duck,...
3Middle Englishquack
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pleh₁ḱ-
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