Where does “flitch” come from?
flitch (English) comes from Middle English flicche, from Old English fliċċe, from Proto-West Germanic *flikkī, from Proto-Germanic flikkiją, from Proto-Indo-European pleh₁ḱ- — to tear, peel off; to tear, rend.
flitch (English): The flank or side of an animal, now almost...
Definitions
- The flank or side of an animal, now almost...
Ancestry of “flitch”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle English | flicche | The flank or side of an animal, especially one of... |
| 2 | Old English | fliċċe | side of an animal, flitch |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | *flikkī | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | flikkiją | side, flitch |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | pleh₁ḱ- | to tear, peel off; to tear, rend |