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

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchvleisch—
2Old Dutchfleisc—
3Proto-West Germanicflaiskimeat, flesh
4Proto-Germanicflaiskimeat, flesh
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpleh₁ḱ-to tear, peel off; to tear, rend

Words derived from “vleis”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pleh₁ḱ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic flaiski →Every word from Proto-West Germanic flaiski →