Where does “flesk” come from?

flesk (Faroese) comes from Old Norse flesk, from Proto-Germanic flaiski, from Proto-Indo-European pleh₁ḱ- — to tear, peel off; to tear, rend.

flesk (Faroese): pork; unsmoked bacon

Definitions

  1. pork; unsmoked bacon

Ancestry of “flesk”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseflesk—
2Proto-Germanicflaiskimeat, flesh
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpleh₁ḱ-to tear, peel off; to tear, rend
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pleh₁ḱ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic flaiski →Every word from Old Norse flesk →