Where does “flehtan” come from?
flehtan (Old High German) comes from Germanic *flehtan, from Proto-Germanic flehtaną, from Proto-Indo-European pleḱ-, from Proto-Indo-European pel- — to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold.
flehtan (Old High German): to plait
Definitions
- to plait
Ancestry of “flehtan”, step by step
flehtan traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Germanic *flehtan
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Germanic | *flehtan | — |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | flehtaną | to plait, to weave |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | pleḱ- | to fold, plait, weave |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | pel- | to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold |
via Proto-West Germanic *flehtan
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-West Germanic | *flehtan | — |