Where does “Flechtwerk” come from?

Flechtwerk (German) comes from German flechten, from Middle High German vlehten, from Old High German flehtan, from Germanic *flehtan, from Proto-Germanic flehtaną, from Proto-Indo-European pleḱ-, from Proto-Indo-European pel- — to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold.

Flechtwerk (German): wickerwork

Definitions

  1. wickerwork

Ancestry of “Flechtwerk”, step by step

Flechtwerk traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German flechten

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanflechtento plait; to braid; to weave
2Middle High Germanvlehtento weave, to plait
3Old High Germanflehtanto plait
4Germanic*flehtan—
5Proto-Germanicflehtanąto plait, to weave
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpleḱ-to fold, plait, weave
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpel-to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold

via German werk

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanwerkwork, achievement the result of working
2Middle High Germanwercwork
3Old High Germanwercwork
4Proto-West Germanicwerkwork
5Proto-Germanicwerkąwork
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwérǵomwork
7Proto-Indo-Europeanwerǵ-to make
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pleḱ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic flehtaną →