flechten
German (Berlin)
/ˈflɛçtən/
verb-strong
Definitions
- (transitive) to plait; to braid; to weave
Etymology
Inherited from Middle High German vlehten inherited from Old High German flehtan inherited from Proto-Germanic *flehtaną (plait, braid, weave).
Origin
Proto-Germanic
*flehtaną
Gloss
plait, braid, weave
Concept
Semantic Field
Clothing and grooming
Ontological Category
Action/Process
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Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Verflechtung German
- einflechten German
- entflechten German
- verflechten German
- *pleḱ- Proto-Indo-European
- *flaskǭ Proto-Germanic
- *flehtaną Proto-Germanic
- plecenie Polish
- pleciuch Polish
- pleciuga Polish
- pleść Polish
- plociuch Polish
- plotka Polish
- przepleść Polish
- fleohtan Old English
- flétta Old Norse
- *plesti Proto-Slavic
- flehtan Old High German
- vlehten Middle High German
- flechten Luxembourgish, Letzeburgesch
- 𐍆𐌻𐌰𐌷𐍄𐌰 Gothic
- *flehtan Old Dutch
- flehtan Old Saxon