Where does “Flaask” come from?
Flaask (Saterland Frisian) comes from Old Frisian flāsk, from Proto-West Germanic flaiski, from Proto-Germanic flaiski, from Proto-Indo-European pleh₁ḱ- — to tear, peel off; to tear, rend.
Flaask (Saterland Frisian): flesh
Ancestry of “Flaask”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Frisian | flāsk | — |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | flaiski | meat, flesh |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | flaiski | meat, flesh |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | pleh₁ḱ- | to tear, peel off; to tear, rend |