Where does “flå” come from?

flå (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Old Norse flá, from Proto-Germanic flahaną, from Proto-Germanic plok-.

flå (Norwegian Bokmål): to skin, flay

Definitions

  1. to skin, flay

Ancestry of “flå”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsefláto flay
2Proto-Germanicflahanąto skin, to flay
3Proto-Germanicplok-—
Every word from Proto-Germanic plok- →Every word from Proto-Germanic flahaną →Every word from Old Norse flá →