Where does “fleshpot” come from?

fleshpot (English) comes from English flesh, from Middle English flesh, from Old English flǣsċ, from Proto-West Germanic flaiski, from Proto-Germanic flaiski, from Proto-Indo-European pleh₁ḱ- — to tear, peel off; to tear, rend.

fleshpot (English): A place offering entertainment of a sensual or...

Definitions

  1. A place offering entertainment of a sensual or...

Ancestry of “fleshpot”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishfleshThe soft tissue of the body, especially muscle...
2Middle Englishfleshflesh; A communion wafer; A muscle
3Old Englishflǣsċ—
4Proto-West Germanicflaiskimeat, flesh
5Proto-Germanicflaiskimeat, flesh
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpleh₁ḱ-to tear, peel off; to tear, rend

Words derived from “fleshpot”

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