Where does “fleisch” come from?

fleisch (Middle High German) comes from Old High German fleisk, from Proto-West Germanic flaiski, from Proto-Germanic flaiski, from Proto-Indo-European pleh₁ḱ- — to tear, peel off; to tear, rend.

fleisch (Middle High German): flesh, meat

Definitions

  1. flesh, meat

Ancestry of “fleisch”, step by step

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

Words derived from “fleisch”

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