Where does “ספּאַמפֿלייש” come from?
ספּאַמפֿלייש (Yiddish) comes from Yiddish פֿלייש, from Middle High German fleisch, from Old High German fleisk, from Proto-West Germanic flaiski, from Proto-Germanic flaiski, from Proto-Indo-European pleh₁ḱ- — to tear, peel off; to tear, rend.
ספּאַמפֿלייש (Yiddish): Spam tinned meat product
Definitions
- Spam tinned meat product
Ancestry of “ספּאַמפֿלייש”, step by step
ספּאַמפֿלייש traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Yiddish פֿלייש
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yiddish | פֿלייש | meat, flesh |
| 2 | Middle High German | fleisch | flesh, meat |
| 3 | Old High German | fleisk | meat |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | flaiski | meat, flesh |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | flaiski | meat, flesh |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | pleh₁ḱ- | to tear, peel off; to tear, rend |
via Yiddish Spam
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yiddish | Spam | — |