Where does “flechten” come from?

flechten (German) comes 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.

flechten (German): to plait; to braid; to weave

Definitions

  1. to plait; to braid; to weave

Ancestry of “flechten”, step by step

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

Words derived from “flechten”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pleḱ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic flehtaną →