Where does “flest” come from?

flest (Swedish) comes from Old Norse flestr, from Proto-Germanic flaistaz, from Proto-Indo-European pleh₁- — to fill.

Definitions

Ancestry of “flest”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseflestrmost
2Proto-Germanicflaistazmost
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpleh₁-to fill
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pleh₁- →Every word from Proto-Germanic flaistaz →Every word from Old Norse flestr →