Where does “fläsk” come from?

fläsk (Swedish) comes from Old Swedish flæsk, from Old Norse flesk, from Proto-Germanic flaiski, from Proto-Indo-European pleh₁ḱ- — to tear, peel off; to tear, rend.

fläsk (Swedish): pork; fat on a human body

Definitions

  1. pork; fat on a human body

Ancestry of “fläsk”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Swedishflæsk—
2Old Norseflesk—
3Proto-Germanicflaiskimeat, flesh
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpleh₁ḱ-to tear, peel off; to tear, rend

Words derived from “fläsk”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pleh₁ḱ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic flaiski →Every word from Old Norse flesk →