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