Where does “fleshly” come from?

Fleshly derives from Middle English -ly added to Old English flǣsċ, which comes from Proto-Germanic -līkaz and galīkaz, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European pleh₁ḱ- meaning to fill or be full.

fleshly (English): Of or relating to the body; Of, relating to or...

Definitions

  1. Of or relating to the body; Of, relating to or...

Ancestry of “fleshly”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishfleschly—
2Old Englishflæsclicfleshly, carnal
3Old Englishflǣsċ—
4Proto-West Germanicflaiskimeat, flesh
5Proto-Germanicflaiskimeat, flesh
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpleh₁ḱ-to tear, peel off; to tear, rend

Words derived from “fleshly”

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