English

goatflesh

From goat + flesh.

A compound of goat + flesh

Proto-Germanic *gaits

Proto-West Germanic *gait

Old English gāt

Middle English goot

English goat

Proto-Germanic *flaiski ‘meat, flesh’

Proto-West Germanic *flaiski ‘meat, flesh’

Old English flǣsċ

Middle English flesh

English flesh

Today it means

noun The flesh of a goat used as food.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / goatflesh