Where does “vleis” come from?
vleis (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch vleisch, from Old Dutch fleisc, from Proto-West Germanic flaiski, from Proto-Germanic flaiski, from Proto-Indo-European pleh₁ḱ- — to tear, peel off; to tear, rend.
Ancestry of “vleis”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle Dutch | vleisch | — |
| 2 | Old Dutch | fleisc | — |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | flaiski | meat, flesh |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | flaiski | meat, flesh |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | pleh₁ḱ- | to tear, peel off; to tear, rend |
Words derived from “vleis”