Where does “fleshquake” come from?

fleshquake (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.

fleshquake (English): A tremor or quiver of the body

Definitions

  1. A tremor or quiver of the body

Ancestry of “fleshquake”, step by step

fleshquake traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English flesh

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

via English Quake

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishQuakeThe 99th sura (chapter) of the Qur'an
2Middle EnglishquakenTo tremble with fear or anger; To tremble from...
3Old Englishcwacianto quake
4Proto-Germanickwakōnąto shake, quiver, tremble; to croak
5Proto-Indo-Europeangʷog-to shake, swing
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pleh₁ḱ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic flaiski →Every word from Proto-West Germanic flaiski →