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
- Of or relating to the body; Of, relating to or...
Ancestry of “fleshly”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle English | fleschly | — |
| 2 | Old English | flæsclic | — |
| 3 | Old English | flǣsċ | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | flaiski | meat, flesh |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | flaiski | meat, flesh |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | pleh₁ḱ- | to tear, peel off; to tear, rend |
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