flesh
Middle English
/flɛːʃ/
noun
Definitions
- flesh especially that of a mammal
- (Christianity) A communion wafer
- (anatomy) A muscle
- meat, flesh for consumption
- A human or being
- The body, physical existence, nature especially that of a human
- sexual intercourse, copulation
Etymology
Inherited from Old English flǣsċ inherited from *flaiski (flesh, meat) inherited from Proto-Germanic *flaiski derived from Proto-Indo-European *pleh₁ḱ- (tear, peel off, rend).
Origin
Proto-Indo-European
*pleh₁ḱ-
Gloss
tear, peel off, rend
Concept
Semantic Field
Emotions and values
Ontological Category
Action/Process
Kanji
泪, 涙
Emoji
🤣 💧 😂 😢 😭 😹 😿 🥲
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- breastflesh English
- calfflesh English
- cockflesh English
- cowflesh English
- deerflesh English
- deflesh English
- dickflesh English
- disflesh English
- enflesh English
- flesh English
- flesh-colored English
- fleshen English
- flesher English
- fleshfly English
- fleshhood English
- fleshhook English
- fleshify English
- fleshless English
- fleshlike English
- fleshling English
- fleshloaf English
- fleshly English
- fleshmeat English
- fleshmeet English
- fleshment English
- fleshmonger English
- fleshpot English
- fleshquake English
- fleshworm English
- fleshy English
- goatflesh English
- horseflesh English
- inflesh English
- oxflesh English
- sheepflesh English
- swineflesh English
- unflesh English
- womanflesh English
- woodflesh English
- *pleh₁ḱ- Proto-Indo-European
- *flaiski Proto-Germanic
- *flikkiją Proto-Germanic
- flæsc Old English
- flæsclic Old English
- flæscmangere Old English
- flæscmete Old English
- flǣsċ Old English
- flesk Old Norse
- fleisk Old High German
- *flaiski gmw-pro
- fleisc Old Dutch
- flesc Old Dutch
- flēsc Old Dutch
- flēsk Old Saxon
- flāsk Old Frisian
- *platśi- Proto-Albanian
- Fleesch Plautdietsch