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Where does “flēsk” come from?

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

Ancestry of “flēsk”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanicflaiskimeat, flesh
2Proto-Germanicflaiskimeat, flesh
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpleh₁ḱ-to tear, peel off; to tear, rend

Words derived from “flēsk”

  • vlêsk
  • vleisch
  • vlêsch
  • Fleesch
  • Fleesch
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