Where does “flesse” come from?

flesse (West Frisian) comes from Old Frisian *fleske, from Proto-West Germanic flaskā, from Proto-Germanic flaskǭ, from Proto-Germanic flehtaną, from Proto-Indo-European pleḱ-, from Proto-Indo-European pel- — to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold.

flesse (West Frisian): bottle

Definitions

  1. bottle

Ancestry of “flesse”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frisian*fleske—
2Proto-West Germanicflaskābottle, flask
3Proto-Germanicflaskǭa plaiting-covered vessel; bottle, flask
4Proto-Germanicflehtanąto plait, to weave
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpleḱ-to fold, plait, weave
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpel-to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold

Words derived from “flesse”

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