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

  1. Alternative form of flesh

Ancestry of “fleisch”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishfleshflesh; A communion wafer; A muscle
2Old Englishflǣsċ—
3Proto-West Germanicflaiskimeat, flesh
4Proto-Germanicflaiskimeat, flesh
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpleh₁ḱ-to tear, peel off; to tear, rend
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pleh₁ḱ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic flaiski →Every word from Proto-West Germanic flaiski →