English
fleischig
Fleischig comes from Yiddish פֿליישיק ‘meaty’, from פֿלייש ‘meat’, and ultimately from Proto-Germanic *flaiski.
- Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*flaiski‘meat, flesh’reconstructed
- Proto-West Germanicc. 200–500 CEsame form‘meat, flesh’reconstructed
- Old High Germanc. 750–1050fleisk‘meat’
- Middle High Germanc. 1050–1350fleisch
- Yiddishmodernפֿלייש‘meat’
- Yiddish, derivedmodernפֿליישיקfleyshik‘meaty’
- Englishtodayfleischig
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Earlier history uncertain.
Lineage
- Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*flaiski‘meat, flesh’reconstructed
- Proto-West Germanicc. 200–500 CEsame form‘meat, flesh’reconstructed
- Old High Germanc. 750–1050fleisk‘meat’
- Middle High Germanc. 1050–1350fleisch
- Yiddishmodernפֿלייש‘meat’
- Yiddish, derivedmodernפֿליישיקfleyshik‘meaty’
- Englishtodayfleischig
The story
Spelling influenced by German fleischig (‘meaty’).
Linked words
through Proto-West Germanic *flaiski ‘meat, flesh’
Today it means
adj Meaty, containing meat.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Germanic *flaiski / fleischig