Where does “flesh” come from?
Flesh derives from Old English flǣsċ, from Proto-West Germanic flaiski, from Proto-Germanic flaiski, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European pleh₁ḱ-.
flesh (English): The soft tissue of the body, especially muscle...
Definitions
- The soft tissue of the body, especially muscle...
Ancestry of “flesh”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle English | flesh | flesh; A communion wafer; A muscle |
| 2 | Old English | flǣsċ | — |
| 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 “flesh”