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

Definitions

  1. flesh

Ancestry of “Flaask”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frisianflāskflesh
2Proto-West Germanicflaiskimeat, flesh
3Proto-Germanicflaiskimeat, flesh
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpleh₁ḱ-to tear, peel off; to tear, rend
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pleh₁ḱ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic flaiski →Every word from Proto-West Germanic flaiski →