Where does “fleshmeat” come from?

fleshmeat (English) comes from Old English flæscmete, from Old English mete, from Proto-West Germanic mati, from Proto-Germanic matiz, from Proto-Germanic mōsą, from Proto-Indo-European meh₂d- — to be wet, to become wet; to meet, approach,...

fleshmeat (English): The flesh of animals used or prepared for food

Definitions

  1. The flesh of animals used or prepared for food

Ancestry of “fleshmeat”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishflæscmetemeat; flesh; animal food
2Old Englishmetefood
3Proto-West Germanicmatifood
4Proto-Germanicmatizfood
5Proto-Germanicmōsąwet food, mush, porridge; food, victuals
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmeh₂d-to be wet, to become wet; to meet, approach,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European meh₂d- →Every word from Proto-Germanic mōsą →Every word from Proto-Germanic matiz →