Where does “flá” come from?
flá (Icelandic) comes from Old Norse flá, from Proto-Germanic flahaną, from Proto-Germanic plok-.
flá (Icelandic): to flay
Ancestry of “flá”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Norse | flá | to flay |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | flahaną | to skin, to flay |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | plok- | — |