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

  1. flesh; A communion wafer; A muscle

Ancestry of “flesh”, step by step

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

Words derived from “flesh”

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