Where does “flétta” come from?

flétta (Old Norse) comes from Proto-Germanic flehtaną, from Proto-Indo-European pleḱ-, from Proto-Indo-European pel- — to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold.

flétta (Old Norse): plait; to plait

Definitions

  1. plait; to plait

Ancestry of “flétta”, step by step

flétta traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Germanic flehtaną

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicflehtanąto plait, to weave
2Proto-Indo-Europeanpleḱ-to fold, plait, weave
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpel-to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold

via Proto-Germanic splītaną

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicsplītanąto split
2Proto-Indo-European(s)pley-to split, splice

Words derived from “flétta”

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