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Where does “flusheth” come from?

flusheth (English) comes from English flush, from Middle English flaske, from Old English flasce, from Proto-West Germanic flaskā, from Proto-Germanic flaskǭ, from Proto-Germanic flehtaną, from Proto-Indo-European pleḱ-, from Proto-Indo-European pel- — to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold.

flusheth (English): third-person singular simple present indicative...

Definitions

  1. third-person singular simple present indicative...

Ancestry of “flusheth”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishflushA group of birds that have suddenly started up...
2Middle EnglishflaskeAlternative form of flask; case, cask, keg
3Old Englishflasceflask, bottle
4Proto-West Germanicflaskābottle, flask
5Proto-Germanicflaskǭa plaiting-covered vessel; bottle, flask
6Proto-Germanicflehtanąto plait, to weave
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpleḱ-to fold, plait, weave
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpel-to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold
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