Where does “flesk” come from?

flesk (Old Norse) comes from Proto-Germanic flaiski, from Proto-Indo-European pleh₁ḱ- — to tear, peel off; to tear, rend.

Ancestry of “flesk”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicflaiskimeat, flesh
2Proto-Indo-Europeanpleh₁ḱ-to tear, peel off; to tear, rend

Words derived from “flesk”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pleh₁ḱ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic flaiski →