Where does “flasċe” come from?

flasċe (Old English) comes from Frankish flaska, from Proto-Germanic flaskǭ, from Proto-Germanic flehtaną, from Proto-Indo-European pleḱ-, from Proto-Indo-European pel- — to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold.

flasċe (Old English): flask, bottle

Definitions

  1. flask, bottle

Ancestry of “flasċe”, step by step

flasċe traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Frankish flaska

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frankishflaskabottle, flask
2Proto-Germanicflaskǭa plaiting-covered vessel; bottle, flask
3Proto-Germanicflehtanąto plait, to weave
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpleḱ-to fold, plait, weave
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpel-to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold

via Proto-West Germanic flaskā

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanicflaskābottle, flask

Words derived from “flasċe”

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