Where does “vlehten” come from?

vlehten (Middle High German) comes from Old High German flehtan, from Germanic *flehtan, from Proto-Germanic flehtaną, from Proto-Indo-European pleḱ-, from Proto-Indo-European pel- — to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold.

vlehten (Middle High German): to weave, to plait

Definitions

  1. to weave, to plait

Ancestry of “vlehten”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanflehtanto plait
2Germanic*flehtan—
3Proto-Germanicflehtanąto plait, to weave
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpleḱ-to fold, plait, weave
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpel-to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold

Words derived from “vlehten”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pleḱ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic flehtaną →