Where does “Schinkjefleesch” come from?

Schinkjefleesch (Plautdietsch) comes from Plautdietsch Fleesch, 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.

Schinkjefleesch (Plautdietsch): pork

Definitions

  1. pork

Ancestry of “Schinkjefleesch”, step by step

Schinkjefleesch traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Plautdietsch Fleesch

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1PlautdietschFleeschmeat; flesh
2Middle Low Germanvlêsk—
3Old Saxonflēskmeat, flesh
4Proto-West Germanicflaiskimeat, flesh
5Proto-Germanicflaiskimeat, flesh
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpleh₁ḱ-to tear, peel off; to tear, rend

via Plautdietsch Schinkjen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1PlautdietschSchinkjenthigh, haunch
2Middle Low Germanschinke—
3Old Saxonskinkaham
4Proto-West Germanicskinkōthigh, shank
5Proto-Germanicskinkôthigh; shank
6Proto-Indo-European(s)keng-to limp, hobble; to tilt, be askew
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pleh₁ḱ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic flaiski →Every word from Proto-West Germanic flaiski →
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