Where does “sammanfläta” come from?

sammanfläta (Swedish) comes from Swedish fläta, from Old Swedish flætta, from Old Norse flétta, from Proto-Germanic flehtaną, from Proto-Indo-European pleḱ-, from Proto-Indo-European pel- — to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold.

sammanfläta (Swedish): interweave

Definitions

  1. interweave

Ancestry of “sammanfläta”, step by step

sammanfläta traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish fläta

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishflätabraid, plait; braid
2Old Swedishflættato braid, to plait
3Old Norsefléttaplait; to plait
4Proto-Germanicflehtanąto plait, to weave
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpleḱ-to fold, plait, weave
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpel-to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold

via Swedish samman

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishsammantogether
2Old Norsesamantogether; strong masculine accusative singular of...
3Proto-Germanicsamanaiat one; together
4Proto-Indo-Europeansem-together, one

Words derived from “sammanfläta”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pleḱ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic flehtaną →