Where does “fliċċe” come from?
fliċċe (Old English) comes from Proto-West Germanic *flikkī, from Proto-Germanic flikkiją, from Proto-Indo-European pleh₁ḱ- — to tear, peel off; to tear, rend.
fliċċe (Old English): side of an animal, flitch
Definitions
- side of an animal, flitch
Ancestry of “fliċċe”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-West Germanic | *flikkī | — |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | flikkiją | side, flitch |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | pleh₁ḱ- | to tear, peel off; to tear, rend |
Words derived from “fliċċe”