Where does “flechten” come from?

flechten (Luxembourgish) comes 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 (Luxembourgish): to plait, to braid

Definitions

  1. to plait, to braid

Ancestry of “flechten”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanflehtanto plait
2Germanic*flehtan—
3Proto-Germanicflehtanąto plait, to weave
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpleḱ-to fold, plait, weave
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpel-to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pleḱ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic flehtaną →