Where does “fleisch” come from?
fleisch (Middle English) comes from Middle English flesh, from Old English flǣsċ, from Proto-West Germanic flaiski, from Proto-Germanic flaiski, from Proto-Indo-European pleh₁ḱ- — to tear, peel off; to tear, rend.
fleisch (Middle English): Alternative form of flesh
Definitions
- Alternative form of flesh
Ancestry of “fleisch”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle English | flesh | flesh; A communion wafer; A muscle |
| 2 | Old English | flǣsċ | — |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | flaiski | meat, flesh |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | flaiski | meat, flesh |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | pleh₁ḱ- | to tear, peel off; to tear, rend |