Where does “Schunkefleesch” come from?

Schunkefleesch (Pennsylvania German) comes from Pennsylvania German Fleesch, from Middle High German fleisch, from Old High German fleisk, from Proto-West Germanic flaiski, from Proto-Germanic flaiski, from Proto-Indo-European pleh₁ḱ- — to tear, peel off; to tear, rend.

Schunkefleesch (Pennsylvania German): ham

Definitions

  1. ham

Ancestry of “Schunkefleesch”, step by step

Schunkefleesch traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Pennsylvania German Fleesch

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Pennsylvania GermanFleeschmeat
2Middle High Germanfleischflesh, meat
3Old High Germanfleiskmeat
4Proto-West Germanicflaiskimeat, flesh
5Proto-Germanicflaiskimeat, flesh
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpleh₁ḱ-to tear, peel off; to tear, rend

via Pennsylvania German Schunke

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Pennsylvania GermanSchunkeham
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pleh₁ḱ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic flaiski →Every word from Proto-West Germanic flaiski →