Where does “Kalleffleesch” come from?

Kalleffleesch (Luxembourgish) comes from Luxembourgish Fleesch, from Middle High German fleisch, from Old High German fleisk, from Proto-West Germanic flaiski, from Proto-Germanic flaiski, from Proto-Indo-European pleh₁ḱ- — to tear, peel off; to tear, rend.

Kalleffleesch (Luxembourgish): veal

Definitions

  1. veal

Ancestry of “Kalleffleesch”, step by step

Kalleffleesch traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Luxembourgish Fleesch

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LuxembourgishFleeschmeat; flesh
2Middle High Germanfleischflesh, meat
3Old High Germanfleiskmeat
4Proto-West Germanicflaiskimeat, flesh
5Proto-Germanicflaiskimeat, flesh
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpleh₁ḱ-to tear, peel off; to tear, rend

via Luxembourgish Kallef

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LuxembourgishKallefcalf
2Old High Germancalf—
3Proto-Germanickalbazcalf
4Proto-Indo-Europeangʷolbʰowomb, animal young
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pleh₁ḱ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic flaiski →Every word from Proto-West Germanic flaiski →