Where does “flēan” come from?
flēan (Old English) comes from Proto-West Germanic flahan, from Proto-Germanic flahaną, from Proto-Germanic plok-.
flēan (Old English): fleas
Ancestry of “flēan”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-West Germanic | flahan | to skin, to flay |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | flahaną | to skin, to flay |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | plok- | — |
Words derived from “flēan”