Where does “Fleesch” come from?
Fleesch (Plautdietsch) comes from Middle Low German vlêsk, from Old Saxon flēsk, from Proto-West Germanic flaiski, from Proto-Germanic flaiski, from Proto-Indo-European pleh₁ḱ- — to tear, peel off; to tear, rend.
Fleesch (Plautdietsch): meat; flesh
Ancestry of “Fleesch”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle Low German | vlêsk | — |
| 2 | Old Saxon | flēsk | — |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | flaiski | meat, flesh |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | flaiski | meat, flesh |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | pleh₁ḱ- | to tear, peel off; to tear, rend |