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Where does “פֿלייש” come from?

פֿלייש (Yiddish) comes 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.

פֿלייש (Yiddish): meat, flesh

Definitions

  1. meat, flesh

Ancestry of “פֿלייש”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanfleischflesh, meat
2Old High Germanfleiskmeat
3Proto-West Germanicflaiskimeat, flesh
4Proto-Germanicflaiskimeat, flesh
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpleh₁ḱ-to tear, peel off; to tear, rend

Words derived from “פֿלייש”

  • fleischig
  • פֿליישיק
  • זיצפֿלייש
  • פּעקלפֿלייש
  • האַקפֿלייש
  • קרעפּלפֿלייש
  • רינדפֿלייש
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