Where does “fletta” come from?

fletta (Faroese) comes from Old Norse flétta, from Proto-Germanic flehtaną, from Proto-Indo-European pleḱ-, from Proto-Indo-European pel- — to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold.

fletta (Faroese): to flay; to slaughter

Definitions

  1. to flay; to slaughter

Ancestry of “fletta”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsefléttaplait; to plait
2Proto-Germanicflehtanąto plait, to weave
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpleḱ-to fold, plait, weave
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpel-to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pleḱ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic flehtaną →