Where does “flisacki” come from?
flisacki (Polish) comes from Polish flisak, from Polish Flis, from German fließen, from Middle High German vlieȥen, from Old High German flioȥan, from Proto-West Germanic fleutan, from Proto-Germanic fleutaną, from Proto-Indo-European plewd- — to fly, flow, run.
flisacki (Polish): raftsman, rafter
Definitions
- raftsman, rafter
Ancestry of “flisacki”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Polish | flisak | raftsman, rafter |
| 2 | Polish | Flis | raftsman, rafter |
| 3 | German | fließen | to flow |
| 4 | Middle High German | vlieȥen | to flow, run |
| 5 | Old High German | flioȥan | to flow, to run |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | fleutan | to float; to stream |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | fleutaną | to float, stream |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | plewd- | to fly, flow, run |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | plew- | to fly, flow, run |