Where does “Fleesch” come from?

Fleesch (German Low German) comes from Middle Low German vlêsch, from Old Saxon flēsk, from Proto-West Germanic flaiski, from Proto-Germanic flaiski, from Proto-Indo-European pleh₁ḱ- — to tear, peel off; to tear, rend.

Fleesch (German Low German): meat; flesh

Definitions

  1. meat; flesh

Ancestry of “Fleesch”, step by step

Fleesch traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle Low German vlêsch

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germanvlêsch—
2Old Saxonflēskmeat, flesh
3Proto-West Germanicflaiskimeat, flesh
4Proto-Germanicflaiskimeat, flesh
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpleh₁ḱ-to tear, peel off; to tear, rend

via Middle Low German vleisch

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germanvleisch—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pleh₁ḱ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic flaiski →Every word from Proto-West Germanic flaiski →