Where does “fleis” come from?

fleis (West 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.

fleis (West Frisian): meat

Definitions

  1. meat

Ancestry of “fleis”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frisianflāskflesh
2Proto-West Germanicflaiskimeat, flesh
3Proto-Germanicflaiskimeat, flesh
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpleh₁ḱ-to tear, peel off; to tear, rend

Words derived from “fleis”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pleh₁ḱ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic flaiski →Every word from Proto-West Germanic flaiski →