Where does “רינדפֿלייש” come from?
רינדפֿלייש (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.
רינדפֿלייש (Yiddish): beef
Ancestry of “רינדפֿלייש”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 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 |