Where does “flaska” come from?

flaska (Old High German) comes from Proto-West Germanic flaskā, 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.

flaska (Old High German): bottle, flask; flask, bottle

Definitions

  1. bottle, flask; flask, bottle

Ancestry of “flaska”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanicflaskābottle, 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

Words derived from “flaska

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pel-
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