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
Definitions
- beef
Ancestry of “רינדפֿלייש”, step by step
רינדפֿלייש 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 רינד
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yiddish | רינד | cow or ox, head of cattle |
| 2 | Old High German | hrind | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | hrinþaz | A horned beast, as in a neat or ox |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱrént-os ~ ḱrn̥t-és-s | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱerh₂- | head, top; horn |