Where does “fleeschfoawich” come from?

fleeschfoawich (Plautdietsch) comes from Plautdietsch foawich, from Plautdietsch Foaw, from Middle Low German varwe, from Old Saxon farwi, from Proto-West Germanic faru, from Proto-Germanic farwō, from Proto-Indo-European perḱ-, from Proto-Indo-European per- — passed , crossed.

fleeschfoawich (Plautdietsch): pink

Definitions

  1. pink

Ancestry of “fleeschfoawich”, step by step

fleeschfoawich traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Plautdietsch foawich

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Plautdietschfoawichcoloured
2PlautdietschFoawpaint
3Middle Low Germanvarwecolour; dye; look, way something looks
4Old Saxonfarwicolour
5Proto-West Germanicfarucolor; appearance; journey
6Proto-Germanicfarwōcolour
7Proto-Indo-Europeanperḱ-colored; motley; to open, rip up
8Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
9Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós →Every word from Proto-Indo-European per- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European perḱ- →