Where does “flesk” come from?
flesk (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Old Norse flesk, from Proto-Germanic flaiski, from Proto-Indo-European pleh₁ḱ- — to tear, peel off; to tear, rend.
flesk (Norwegian Nynorsk): pork, particularly the fatty parts
Definitions
- pork, particularly the fatty parts
Ancestry of “flesk”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Norse | flesk | — |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | flaiski | meat, flesh |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | pleh₁ḱ- | to tear, peel off; to tear, rend |