Etymograph

English

turtleflesh

Compound of turtle + flesh.

A compound of turtle + flesh

Old French tortüe

Middle English tortou

English turtle

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 turtle.

Sources

Sources: Wiktionary, “turtleflesh”. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.

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