Where does “פֿלעכטן” come from?

פֿלעכטן (Yiddish) comes from Middle High German vlehten, from Old High German flehtan, from Germanic *flehtan, from Proto-Germanic flehtaną, from Proto-Indo-European pleḱ-, from Proto-Indo-European pel- — to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold.

פֿלעכטן (Yiddish): to weave, to braid, to plait

Definitions

  1. to weave, to braid, to plait

Ancestry of “פֿלעכטן”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanvlehtento weave, to plait
2Old High Germanflehtanto plait
3Germanic*flehtan—
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 “פֿלעכטן”

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