Where does “vlechten” come from?

vlechten (Dutch) comes 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.

vlechten (Dutch): to braid

Definitions

  1. to braid

Ancestry of “vlechten”, step by step

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

Words derived from “vlechten”

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