Where does “fleschly” come from?

fleschly (Middle English) comes from Old English flæsclic, 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.

Ancestry of “fleschly”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishflæsclicfleshly, carnal
2Old Englishflǣsċ—
3Proto-West Germanicflaiskimeat, flesh
4Proto-Germanicflaiskimeat, flesh
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpleh₁ḱ-to tear, peel off; to tear, rend

Words derived from “fleschly”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pleh₁ḱ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic flaiski →Every word from Proto-West Germanic flaiski →
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