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Where does “flehmen” come from?

flehmen (English) comes from German flehmen, from Upper Saxon flemmen.

flehmen (English): Alternative form of flehm; Flaring of the lip in...

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of flehm; Flaring of the lip in...

Ancestry of “flehmen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanflehmen—
2Upper Saxonflemmen—

Words derived from “flehmen”

  • flehm
Every word from Upper Saxon flemmen →